Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to designate a full time Director of Nursing (DON) as required, leaving the position vacant from 1/19/26 through 4/5/26. The findings include:During the entrance conference on 4/6/26 at 9:40 a.m., the Administrator was asked to identify the facility's DON. He named the current DON and stated that today, 4/6/26, was her first day back. He confirmed she had resigned in January 2026 and returned to the position on 4/6/26.On 4/7/26 at 8:00 a.m., the DON was interviewed and was asked who had been designated as the facility's DON from the time she resigned in January 2026 until her return on 4/6/26. …
F727 citations in Florida
Registered nurse coverage · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Florida cites F727 less often than its own record predicts
0.46 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Florida in 2025, this is the portion that was F727.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Florida surveyors wrote
F727 findings written in Florida, 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.
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Florida citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.19% | 0.28× |
| 2024 | 0.03% | 0.05× |
| 2025 | 0.20% | 0.46× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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