Deficiency Index

F557

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

Citations in 2025255

Every F557 citation surveyors wrote nationally that year.

Facilities cited244

Distinct nursing homes with at least one F557 finding.

The harm level

How severely F557 is cited

1.4% 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.
SeverityIsolatedPatternWidespread
Immediate jeopardyJ40.4%K10.1%L—
Actual harmG80.8%H20.2%I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD89483.9%E13112.3%F121.1%
No harm, potential for minimalA—B121.1%C20.2%
Every recorded F557 citation, by the harm level and scope the surveyor assigned.

In the surveyor’s words

What an F557 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.

J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedAugust 19, 2024

Complaint # NJ00176157 Based on observation, interview, record review, and review of pertinent facility documents on 8/15/2024, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that 1 of 1 Justice Involved Individual (JII) Resident #6 was afforded the right to retain personal possessions and to have a homelike environment. This failure to treat Resident #6 respectfully and in a dignified manner had the likelihood to cause serious injury and psychological harm. This was cited as an isolated incident that immediately jeopardizes the health and safety of the JII which resulted in an immediate jeopardy ( IJ) situation. …

Allaire Rehab & Nursing · New Jersey

G · Actual harm, isolatedMarch 12, 2026

Based on interview and record review the facility failed to reasonably accommodate a resident's request to electronically monitor her own room for one resident (R1) and the facility failed to allow one resident (R3) to electronically monitor his own room of two residents reviewed who had requested electronically monitor their rooms. The State of Illinois Ombudsman Program Booklet documents You have a right to purchase and use an electronic monitoring device after providing notice to the facility using the Electronic Monitoring Notification Consent Form.1.R1's Medical Record documents that she was admitted on [DATE] with diagnosis to include but not limited to hemiplegia and hemiparesis following a cerebral infarction, anxiety and restless leg syndrome. …

Arcadia Care Havana · Illinois

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 31, 2026

Based on clinical record reviews, review of facility documentation, facility policies, and interviews for two (2) of two (2) sampled residents (Residents #1 and #2) who were reviewed for dignity and respect, the facility failed to ensure a staff member refrained from making a disrespectful comment to Resident #1 and Resident #2 while the residents were viewing a movie in Resident #1's room. The findings include: *Resident #2's diagnosis included autistic disorder, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, history of a traumatic brain injury, and unspecified intellectual disabilities. The annual Minimum Data Set assessment dated [DATE] identified Resident #2 had some orientation and memory recall deficits. …

Laurel Ridge Center for Health & Rehabilitation · Connecticut

C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadJune 4, 2026

Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to provide eating assistance in a manner that promoted resident respect and dignity for 1 of 9 residents (Resident 14) reviewed for dining. This failure place residents at risk for diminished self-worth, embarrassment, and a deceased quality of life. Findings included. Review of the facility's policy, titled Dignity, dated 09/12/2025, documented, Each resident has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. Interactions and activities with residents by staff, temporary agency staff, or volunteers must focus on maintaining and enhancing the resident's self-esteem, self-worth, and incorporating the resident's goals, preferences, and choices. …

Brookfield Health and Rehab of Cascadia · Washington

By state — 2025

Where F557 is cited more, and less, than expected

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

Co-occurrence

Cited alongside F557

Of the 2025 surveys that cited F557, these tags appeared in the same inspection more often than chance would predict.

Cited in the same inspection, not caused by one another.

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