Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure sufficient number of nursing staff to provide care and services to respond to resident's needs in a timely and dignified manner for 1 (Resident #15) of 1 sampled resident. This failed practice had the potential to affect all 82 residents who resided in facility according to the Resident Census and Conditions of Residents provided by the Administrator on 08/07/23 at 11:38 AM. The findings are: 1. On 08/08/23 at 8:40 AM, Resident #15 was sitting in a recliner in his room. A red light was on the call light panel in the room. Resident #15 stated, I turned my light on eight minutes ago. I need help to go to the bathroom. They don't realize I need help. If I could do it myself, I would. …
F725 citations in Arkansas
Sufficient nursing staff · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Arkansas cites F725 less often than its own record predicts
0.70 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F725.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arkansas surveyors wrote
F725 findings written in Arkansas, 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 facility document review, interviews, record review, and facility policy review, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure sufficient staffing to meet the residents' needs as evidenced by not following the facility assessment staffing guidelines for 15 of 15 shifts reviewed from 01/04/2025 day shift through 03/06/2025 night shift. The findings include: The Facility Assessment indicated the facility acuities affecting licensed nurses included cancer treatments, respiratory treatments, behavioral and mental health, medication management, high risk of intravenous or intramuscular medications and infusions, dialysis care which was contracted with an outside vendor, ostomy care, hospice care also contracted with an outside vendor, respite care, isolation… …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Arkansas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.46% | 0.57× |
| 2024 | 0.35% | 0.44× |
| 2025 | 0.54% | 0.70× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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