of F727 citations were written at actual harm or above. The mark is the share across all tags, 5.4%.
Citations in 2025465
Every F727 citation surveyors wrote nationally that year.
Facilities cited440
Distinct nursing homes with at least one F727 finding.
The harm level
How severely F727 is cited
0.3% of citations found actual harm or worse (level G and above).
Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
J10.0%
K—
L50.2%
Actual harm
G—
H—
I—
No harm, potential for more than minimal
D31514.6%
E52324.2%
F1,28659.5%
No harm, potential for minimal
A—
B20.1%
C311.4%
Every recorded F727 citation, by the harm level and scope the surveyor assigned.
In the surveyor’s words
What an F727 citation says
One finding from each severity level, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
L · Immediate jeopardy, widespreadMarch 28, 2026
Based on interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to employ a Registered Nurse (RN) ensuring the minimum requirement of having an RN providing services at least eight consecutive hours a day, seven days a week and failed to employ an RN who was designated to serve as the Director of Nursing (DON) on a full-time basis. These failures caused the facility's nursing staff department to have no oversight of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and non-licensed personnel (Certified Medication Aide/Medication Technician [CMA/MTs]) who administered medications which placed all residents at risk of not being able to attain or maintain their highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. …
F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadSeptember 10, 2026
Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure a registered nurse (RN) was scheduled a minimum of eight consecutive hours each day. This had the potential to affect all 36 residents who resided at the facility.Findings include:The Facility's Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Staffing Data Report dated 9/4/26, submitted for Quarter 3 of 2026 (April 1 to June 30), identified no RN hours for the following dates: 5/10/26, 5/16/26, 5/17/26, 5/24/26, 5/25/26, 5/31/26, and 6/7/26.Staffing schedules, timecard data and/or payroll verification were requested for these dates but not provided.During an interview on 9/10/26 at 12:53 p.m., the administrator stated dates of no RN coverage, the former director of nursing (DON) or herself would come in until an RN was on-site to relieve. …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadJune 24, 2026
Based on review of the daily posted staffing information, review of staff time cards, interview, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure a Registered Nurse (RN) was present for eight consecutive hours in the facility. This had the potential to affect all residents. The facility census was 76. Findings include:Review of the daily posted staffing information dated 06/06/26 revealed one Registered Nurse (RN) was scheduled to work 5.25 hours. A second RN with administrative duties was scheduled to work 7.5 hours. Review of the employee timecard dated 06/06/26 for RN #354 revealed a start time of 6:40 A.M. and an ending time of 12:12 P.M. Review of the handwritten and unsigned employee timecard dated 06/06/26 for the former RN#513 revealed a start time of 1:00 A.M. …
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Cited in the same inspection, not caused by one another.
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