Based on observation, interview, clinical record review, and facility documentation review, the facility staff failed to ensure that staff have the appropriate competencies and skill sets to provide adequate nursing care for one (1) Resident #1 in a survey sample of 5 residents, resulting in immediate jeopardy and harm to Resident #1.The findings include:For Resident #1, the facility failed to ensure all nurses were competent in the care and use of LVAD (Left Ventricular Assistive Device, an implanted cardiac pump) which resulted in Immediate Jeopardy past non-compliance with harm for Resident #1. …
F726 citations in Virginia
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
Virginia cites F726 less often than its own record predicts
0.26 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Virginia 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 Virginia surveyors wrote
F726 findings written in Virginia, 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 staff interview, clinical record review, and facility document review, the facility staff failed to ensure competent staff to recognize a significant change in condition for one of 12 closed record reviews, Resident #95. The facility staff also failed to ensure nurse competencies, including skills assessments were completed for licensed nursing staff, Registered Nurse #7. The findings included: 1. For Resident #95 the facility staff failed to ensure nurses were competent to recognize and act appropriately when a significant change in resident condition occurred. …
Based on staff interview, physician interview, facility document review, and clinical record review, the facility staff failed to provide competent nursing staff for two of twelve residents in the survey sample, Residents #1 and #2.The findings include:1. For Resident #1 (R1), the facility nursing staff failed to demonstrate competence to recognize and respond to a significant change in condition, including signs and symptoms consistent with sepsis (1).R1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included surgical repair of a hip fracture. On the admission MDS (minimum) assessment with an ARD (assessment reference date) of 8/16/24, he was coded as having no cognitive impairment, having scored 15 out of 15 on the BIMS (Brief Interview for Mental Status). …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Virginia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.13% | 0.21× |
| 2024 | 0.32% | 0.49× |
| 2025 | 0.15% | 0.26× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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