Deficiency Index

F607 · Abuse-prevention policies

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

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

Citations in 2025714

Every F607 citation surveyors wrote nationally that year.

Facilities cited672

Distinct nursing homes with at least one F607 finding.

The harm level

How severely F607 is cited

8.7% 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 jeopardyJ1364.3%K822.6%L110.4%
Actual harmG351.1%H70.2%I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD1,92761.6%E72323.1%F1254.0%
No harm, potential for minimalA—B90.3%C752.4%
Every recorded F607 citation, by the harm level and scope the surveyor assigned.

In the surveyor’s words

What an F607 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, isolatedJuly 28, 2026

Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to implement and follow their Abuse Prevention Policy and Procedures by failing to protect a resident (R1) from physical and verbal abuse, failed to immediately report allegations of abuse to the state agency, failed to initiate a timely investigation, and failed to take immediate actions to ensure resident safety. These failures resulted in psychosocial harm of R1 who is fearful and scared of another altercation with V5 and fearful he will be abused again. Failure of the facility not following their abuse policy puts all 147 residents at risk of being abused.The Immediate Jeopardy began on 07/05/2026 when R1 and V5 were involved in a physical altercation in the facility. …

Countryside Nursing & Rehab CTR · Illinois

G · Actual harm, isolatedAugust 27, 2026

Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to implement and follow its Abuse Prevention Policy and Procedures by failing to protect a resident (R4) from physical and verbal abuse, failed to protect a resident from misappropriation of property (R6), and failed to take immediate actions to ensure resident's safety. These failures resulted in psychological harm for R4 who feared for his life when a staff he accused of physically abusing him came back to his room a day or two later, and R6 who lost a family heirloom that she intended to pass on to another family member.Findings include:1.) R4 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], face sheet listed the following past medical history in part: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuritis, primary osteoarthritis, type 2… …

Aperion Care Oak Lawn · Illinois

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedSeptember 4, 2026

Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to implement its abuse prevention policies and procedures. Specifically, the facility failed to recognize allegations made by Resident (R)12, one of three residents sampled for abuse, involving a family member/legal representative related to financial abuse should trigger implementation of their policy and ensure reporting and investigating protections were in place. This deficient practice placed R12 at risk for continued financial exploitation and misappropriation of resident property.Cross Reference F609 and F610.Findings include: Review of the facility's abuse policy titled, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Misappropriation Prevention Program, revised 05/2026, revealed the facility's abuse prevention program was intended to… …

Caring House · Arizona

C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadAugust 28, 2026

. Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure its written policies and procedures for abuse, neglect, exploitation, and misappropriation of resident property included all required components for all residents (based on a census of 39).Specifically, the Resident Abuse, Neglect or Misappropriation of Property policy contained procedures related to employee background screening, staff orientation, investigation, resident protection, and reporting; however, the facility's written procedures, considered together, did not establish comprehensive procedures for:1) directing staff training on injuries of unknown source and resident behavioral symptoms that increase the risk for abuse or neglect;2) preventing situations in which abuse, neglect, exploitation, or… …

Heritage Place · Alaska

By state — 2025

Where F607 is cited more, and less, than expected

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

Magenta is cited more often than expected, blue less often.

Co-occurrence

Cited alongside F607

Of the 2025 surveys that cited F607, 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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