Based on interviews, observations, facility document review, and policy review, the facility failed to honor the food choices for 11 of 98 facility residents (Resident (R) R5, R15, R94, R93, R103, R120, R84, R63, R49, R8, and R22). This failure had the potential to lead to dissatisfaction with meals, malnutrition or weight loss, or feelings of helplessness among resident whose preferences were not honored.Findings include:1. Review of R5's Face Sheet located under the Face Sheet tab of the electronic medical record (EMR) revealed he was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including diabetes, anemia, and malnutrition. …
F561 citations in Virginia
Self-determination · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Virginia cites F561 less often than its own record predicts
0.80 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Virginia in 2025, this is the portion that was F561.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Virginia surveyors wrote
F561 findings written in Virginia, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Virginia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.46% | 0.88× |
| 2024 | 0.21% | 0.52× |
| 2025 | 0.31% | 0.80× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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