Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure medically required, timely, and/or required face-to-face physician visits occurred for 3 of 3 sampled residents (R56, R60, and R61).Findings include: Interview on 8/19/26 at 9:25 a.m., with the Ombudsman identified she had received numerous complaints from residents not receiving required face-to-face visits from providers. Review of the facility's State Waiver for MN Rule 4658.0710 Subp. 3. indicated, A resident must be evaluated by a physician every 30 days for the first 90 days after admission, and then whenever medically necessary. A physician visit is considered timely if it occurs within ten days after the date the visit was required. …
F712 citations in Minnesota
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Minnesota cites F712 more often than its own record predicts
1.83 times the share F712 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Minnesota in 2025, this is the portion that was F712.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Minnesota surveyors wrote
F712 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.
Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure newly admitted residents received a physician visit every 30 days for the first ninety days for 1 of 3 residents (R5) reviewed for 30-day physician visits. In addition, the facility failed to ensure long term residents received routine physician visits (every 60 days) for 3 of 3 residents (R1, R5, R6) reviewed for routine physician care. Findings include: R1's Diagnoses List undated indicated diagnoses including schizoaffective disorder, diabetes, seizures, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. R1's medical record indicated R's physician examined R1 on 12/31/23, and 1/31/24, but not since. The clinical record further indicated a nurse practitioner (NP) saw R1 on 2/28/24, 4/17/24 and 6/19/24. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Minnesota citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.06% | 0.62× |
| 2024 | 0.08% | 0.73× |
| 2025 | 0.23% | 1.83× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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