Based on interview and record review, the facility did not ensure that residents' total program of care to include all physician visit notes were completed for 4 of 4 residents (R2, R3, R4, and R5) reviewed.R2's medical record does not include the required physician visit notes.R3's medical record does not include the required physician visit notes.R4's medical record does not include the required physician visit notes.R5's medical record does not include the required physician visit notes.Evidenced by:The facility policy, Physician Visits and Physician Delegation, dated, 2025, states, in part;.It is the policy of this facility to ensure the physician takes an active role in supervising the care of residents.The physician should:.Date, write and sign a progress note for each visit.The… …
F711 citations in Wisconsin
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Wisconsin cites F711 less often than its own record predicts
0.30 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Wisconsin in 2025, this is the portion that was F711.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Wisconsin surveyors wrote
F711 findings written in Wisconsin, 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 interview and record review, the facility did not ensure all physician orders [REDACTED]. R27's medical record contained monthly orders for (MONTH) 2019 and a telephone order dated 10/21/19 for labs and medications that were not signed as of 11/14/19 by the prescriber. R6's medical record contained a telephone order from 7/27/19 for wound care that was not signed as of 11/14/19 by the prescriber. Findings Include: Department of Health Services (DHS) Chapter 132.60 (5) (a) (2) states, Oral orders shall be immediately written, signed and dated by the nurse, pharmacist or therapist on the prescriber's order sheet, and shall be countersigned by the prescriber and filed in the resident's clinical record within 10 days of the order. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Wisconsin citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.14% | 1.15× |
| 2025 | 0.04% | 0.30× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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