New Mexico State Veterans Home
New Mexico State Veterans Home is a 131-bed nursing home in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1994-01-25. It averages 125.9 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at New Mexico State Veterans Home?
CMS lists 57 health-inspection deficiencies for New Mexico State Veterans Home, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is H; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-14.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | F0742 | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. | H |
| 2026-05-14 | F0605, F0641, F0657, F0756, F0812, F0842 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E |
| 2026-05-14 | F0550, F0552, F0628, F0636, F0638, F0640, F0658, F0679, F0687, F0761, F0880, F0883, F0887 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate foot care. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | D |
| 2026-05-14 | F0577, F0732 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. / Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2024-12-27 | F0742 | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. | H |
| 2024-12-27 | F0561, F0657, F0791 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | E |
| 2024-12-27 | F0572, F0623, F0625, F0640, F0641, F0658, F0660, F0661, F0685 | Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | D |
| 2024-09-10 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2024-09-10 | F0655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D |
| 2024-05-08 | F0636, F0655, F0760 | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2023-08-25 | F0725 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | F |
| 2023-08-25 | F0552, F0636, F0640, F0656, F0657, F0658, F0684, F0688, F0756, F0758, F0759, F0806 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | E |
| 2023-08-25 | F0550, F0558, F0580, F0740 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D |
Why was New Mexico State Veterans Home fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-27 | Fine | $44,226 |
How is New Mexico State Veterans Home staffed?
| Measure | This facility | NM average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 6.02218 | 3.53305 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 84.1 | 53.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 125.9 | 84.9 |
Who owns New Mexico State Veterans Home?
New Mexico State Veterans Home is registered with CMS as Government - State, operates under the legal business name STATE OF NEW MEXICO.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | STATE OF NEW MEXICO, HATLEY, BRENT, SHULL, KENNETH | since 01/01/2025 |
| TRUSTEE OF THE SNF | STATE OF NEW MEXICO | since 11/01/2024 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | STATE OF NEW MEXICO, SHULL, KENNETH | since 07/23/2025 |
Were you or a family member harmed at New Mexico State Veterans Home?