Ensure the physician properly assigns and delegates tasks to a qualified dietitian (or other qualified nutrition professional); or to a qualified therapist.
F715 in Massachusetts. Pick another state for the same tag.
No F715 citations were recorded in Massachusetts for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What Massachusetts surveyors wrote
F715 findings written in Massachusetts, 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.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedApril 6, 2026
Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure the physician signed therapeutic diet orders for total parenteral nutrition (TPN- a method of delivering complete nutrition intravenously to patients who cannot use their digestive system), written by a registered dietitian (RD) for one Resident, (#10), out of a total sample of 13 residents.Findings include:Review of 105 CMR 150 Standards for Long Term Care Facilities indicated the RD's role within long-term care facilities to be as follows: -150.009: Dietary Service (A) All facilities shall provide adequate dietary services to meet the daily dietary needs of residents in accordance with written dietary policies and procedures. …
Deficiency Index is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by CMS, Medicare, or any government agency. About this data · Report a correction