Based on review of the facility's job descriptions, observations, and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure the consistent services of a full-time Director of Nursing (40 or more hours a week) in the facility.Findings Include: Review of the facility provided Director of Nursing (DON) job description, signed and dated 12/22/25, indicated that the DON position purpose was, to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Nursing Service Department in accordance with current federal, stated, local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern the facility, and as may be directed by the Administrator and the Medical Director, to ensure the highest level of quality care is maintained at all times. …
F727 citations in Pennsylvania
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
Pennsylvania cites F727 less often than its own record predicts
0.18 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania surveyors wrote
F727 findings written in Pennsylvania, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Pennsylvania citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.06% | 0.09× |
| 2024 | 0.05% | 0.10× |
| 2025 | 0.08% | 0.18× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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