Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to inform the resident if the facility determines that the physician chosen by the resident is unable or unwilling to meet requirements for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for physician services. The facility failed to inform Resident #1 that his chosen physician did not meet the facility requirements and allow the resident to select a new physician while he was hospitalized beginning on 10/17/2025, leading to the facility refusing readmission of Resident #1. This failure could result in inappropriate discharges or decreased quality of life. …
F555 citations in Texas
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Texas cites F555 less often than its own record predicts
0.81 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2025, this is the portion that was F555.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Texas surveyors wrote
F555 findings written in Texas, 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.
Based on interviews and record reviews the facility failed to honor the residents right to choose their own attending physician for 2 of 6 residents (Resident #9, 19) reviewed for resident rights. During group resident council interview, residents said they were concerned that they had to use Physician A (the facility Medical Director), as their Attending Physician while a resident of the facility or they could not stay in the facility. This failure places residents at risk of quality care and treatment due to their lack of free choice for their attending physician care while in the facility. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Texas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.04% | 2.18× |
| 2025 | 0.01% | 0.81× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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