Based on interviews and observation, the facility failed to ensure that a qualified individual was designated as the Infection Preventionist (IP) responsible for the facility's Infection Prevention and Control Program (IPCP). The facility's noncompliance with this requirement has the potential to result in widespread transmission of communicable diseases and infections among residents.The findings are: Cross reference findings from F880 and F881A) On 09/26/25 at 1:30pm, during an interview with the Infection Preventionist (IP), he stated he did not finish the Infection Control class that was offered early this year. He stated he is the facility designated Infection Preventionist. Stated that the previous Infection Control Preventionist left January 2025. …
F882 citations in New Mexico
Infection preventionist · Infection Control Deficiencies
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Mexico cites F882 more often than its own record predicts
1.18 times the share F882 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in New Mexico in 2025, this is the portion that was F882.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F882 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 | 0.61% | 2.45× |
| 2024 | 0.41% | 2.01× |
| 2025 | 0.21% | 1.18× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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