Based on observation, interviews and document review the facility failed to have an appropriately trained staff member assist a resident with meals. This affected 1 of 4 (R24) residents reviewed for dining services.Findings include:R24's annual Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] indicated severe cognitive impairment. Diagnoses included dementia and Alzheimer's.R24's care plan revised on 8/11/25 indicated an activity of daily living (ADL) self-care performance deficit along with a cognitive deficit.During an observation on 2/09/26 at 12:28 p.m., cook (C)-A was assisting R24 to eat lunch. After C-A gave R24 four bites of food, C-A walked away to tend to something else. …
F659 citations in Minnesota
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Minnesota cites F659 more often than its own record predicts
2.00 times the share F659 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Minnesota in 2025, this is the portion that was F659.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Minnesota surveyors wrote
F659 findings written in Minnesota, 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 Minnesota citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.04% | 1.33× |
| 2025 | 0.08% | 2.00× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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