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F727 citations in Illinois

Registered nurse coverage · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F727 in Illinois. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Illinois cites F727 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share2.06×

2.06 times the share F727 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Illinois citations0.88%

Of every deficiency written in Illinois 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 Illinois surveyors wrote

F727 findings written in Illinois, 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.

F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadAugust 28, 2026

Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a Registered Nurse (RN) was available 7 days a week for 8 consecutive hours a day. This failure has the potential to affect all 36 residents living in the facility.The Findings Include: On 08/27/2026 at 10:00 A.M., V2 (Director of Nursing) stated she is aware that every other weekend there is no RN coverage. V2 stated they are in the process of hiring staff to work to cover the shifts that are needed. V2 stated she clocks in and out and knows her hours count towards RN coverage.On 08/27/2026 at 10:28 A.M., V8 (Licensed Practical Nurse / Assistant Director of Nursing) stated she is responsible for the nurse schedule. V8 stated every other weekend there is no RN coverage. …

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C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadAugust 24, 2022

Based on interview and record review the facility failed to use the services of a registered nurse for at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week. This has the potential to affect all 44 residents in the facility. Findings include: Facility's list of nurse staffing dated 8/7/2022 through 8/22/2022 documents no registered nurse (RN) documented for 8/13/2022 and 8/14/2022. On 08/22/2022 at 11:30 AM, V1, Administrator stated, there was no RN working that weekend. The RN scheduled that weekend was off and she didn't have another RN to work. The facility's Resident Census and Conditions of Residents form, CMS 672, dated 08/21/2022 documented the facility had a census of 44 residents.

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Recent years

YearShare of Illinois citationsvs expected
20231.45%2.13×
20241.15%2.14×
20250.88%2.06×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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