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. …
F727 citations in Minnesota
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.
Against expectation — 2025
Minnesota cites F727 more often than its own record predicts
1.27 times the share F727 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Minnesota 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 Minnesota surveyors wrote
F727 findings written in Minnesota, 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 interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure a registered nurse (RN) was on duty a minimum of 8 consecutive hours per day for 5 of 7 days reviewed. This had the potential to affect all 34 residents living in the facility.Findings include:Review of nursing schedule in the last 30 days identified no registered nurse (RN) had been scheduled on 3/15/26, 3/16/26, and 4/5/26.On 4/22/26 at 11:54 a.m., the administrator stated the facility had obtained a waiver for RN coverage and the facility was currently working on filling the RN positions and actively recruiting RN staff and offering incentives. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Minnesota citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.84% | 1.23× |
| 2024 | 0.59% | 1.10× |
| 2025 | 0.54% | 1.27× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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