Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure hospice services met professional standards for 1 (R #4) of 1 (R #4) residents reviewed for hospice services by:1. Not having a qualifying diagnosis for R #4.2. Not having hospice plans of care for R #4.These deficient practices are likely to result in the resident not receiving the services that she needs. The findings are:A. Record review of R #4's admission record revealed R #4 was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE] and re-admitted on [DATE] with the following diagnosis:1. Alzheimer's disease (a progressive brain disorder that damages and destroys nerve cells leading to a decline in abilities and behavioral changes),2. …
F849 citations in New Mexico
Administration Deficiencies
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Mexico cites F849 more often than its own record predicts
1.98 times the share F849 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in New Mexico in 2025, this is the portion that was F849.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F849 findings written in New Mexico, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of New Mexico citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.37% | 1.17× |
| 2025 | 0.54% | 1.98× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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