Taos Healthcare
Taos Healthcare in Taos, NM — inspection on November 14, 2025.
Found 2 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the results of all investigations of allegations of abuse, neglect, and injuries of unknown source were submitted to the State Agency within 5 working days for 1(R #1) of 1(R #1) resident. If the facility is not submitting the five-day follow-up, residents are likely to be at risk of further abuse/neglect.
The findings are:A.
Record review of the facility's investigations revealed that a 5 day follow up had not been submitted to the state agency. B. On 09/29/25 at 5:21 pm during an interview with the facility's Administrator, he confirmed that a five day follow up had not been submitted to the state agency.
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
Facility ID:
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
A.
Building
COMPLETED
11/14/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Taos Healthcare
1340 Maestas Road Taos, NM 87571
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
-She stated that after interviewing CNA #1, LPN #1, and LPN #2 on 06/14/25 and concluded that R #1 was referring to the other acute care hospital.
The Administrator did not proceed to investigate further.
She confirmed that after she spoke with the grandson, stated that R #1 was referring to their facility, not the other acute care hospital.
She confirmed that she did not think further investigation was needed.
D. On 09/29/25 at 3:17 pm, during an interview, FM #1 stated the following: - R #1 told him about a male staff who came in with a bad attitude and delivered the blankets he requested.
As this nurse was tucking R #1 in, the nurse was rough and pulled one of his tubes that made them send R #1 to the local acute care hospital. -He confirmed on 06/14/25 with R #1 that the incident happened at the facility he was staying at and brought it up to the administrator's attention.
E. On 10/01/25 at 11:07 am, interview with CNA #1 stated the following: -He is familiar with R #1. -He stated that the first time he checked on R #1, during that shift, was around 7:00 PM and noticed that his chucks (or chux pads, disposable bed pads) was wet, as well as the gauze (a wound dressing) on his left side. He stated he notified LPN #1 and changed his chucks.
Facility ID: