Based on Facility Assessment Tool review, policy review, Falls Management Process Resource review, medical record review, Emergency Medical System (EMS) report review, Hospital record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure all nursing staff possessed the competencies and skill sets necessary to provide nursing and related services to safely meet the residents' needs for 2 of 7 (Resident #3 and Resident #6) sampled residents reviewed. On 5/28/2025, Resident #3 had an unwitnessed fall and was found on the floor lying next to her bed on her right side with her arm under her back. Resident #3 was unable to move her right arm. …
F726 citations in Tennessee
Competent nursing staff · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Tennessee cites F726 more often than its own record predicts
2.11 times the share F726 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Tennessee in 2025, this is the portion that was F726.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Tennessee surveyors wrote
F726 findings written in Tennessee, 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 the Facility Assessment review, policy review, job description review, medical record review, facility investigation review, [Named Hospital] emergency room (ER) report, and interview, the facility failed to ensure all nursing staff possessed the competencies and skill sets necessary to provide nursing and related services to meet the residents' needs safely and in a manner that promotes each resident's rights and physical, mental and psychosocial well-being for 1 of 3 (Resident #1) sampled residents reviewed for falls. On 3/30/2023, Resident #1 sustained an unwitnessed fall with head injuries. Staff failed to conduct assessments, recognize injuries, and delayed transfer for medical treatment for 7 hours, resulting in actual harm to Resident #1. The findings include: 1. …
Based on review of the National Library of Medicine article review, Black Box Warning review, the facility's Licensed Practical Nurse Job Description review, policy review, facility documentation review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure all nursing staff possessed the competencies and skill sets necessary to provide nursing and related services to meet the residents' needs safely for 2 of 4 (Resident #11 and #12) sampled residents. The findings include: 1. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Tennessee citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.66% | 1.08× |
| 2024 | 1.10% | 1.66× |
| 2025 | 1.27% | 2.11× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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