of F555 citations were written at actual harm or above. The mark is the share across all tags, 5.4%.
Citations in 202514
Every F555 citation surveyors wrote nationally that year.
Facilities cited14
Distinct nursing homes with at least one F555 finding.
The harm level
How severely F555 is cited
0.0% of citations found actual harm or worse (level G and above).
Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
J—
K—
L—
Actual harm
G—
H—
I—
No harm, potential for more than minimal
D3659.0%
E1626.2%
F69.8%
No harm, potential for minimal
A—
B23.3%
C11.6%
Every recorded F555 citation, by the harm level and scope the surveyor assigned.
In the surveyor’s words
What an F555 citation says
One finding from each severity level, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternAugust 26, 2026
Based on clinical record review, resident and staff interviews, and facility notices pertaining to physician change, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that each resident had the right to choose his or her attending physician and failed to inform residents of the physician's name responsible for his/her care and failed to provide contact information for that physician for two residents reviewed (Residents 1 and 2).Findings include: A facility notice addressed to residents and families, dated June 24, 2026, stated that there would be a change in the medical director for the facility effective August 1, 2026. …
B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternMarch 13, 2024
Based on interview, medical record review, and facility P&P review, the facility failed to follow-up on a request to change the physician for one on four sampled residents (Resident 3). This failure had the potential for not promoting the resident's right to choose own physician.
Findings:
Review of the facility's P&P titled Resident Rights reviewed/revised 9/22/22, showed the resident has the right to choose their attending physician.
Medical record review for Resident 3 was initiated on 2/14/24. …
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