Based on observations, interviews, and record review, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) were certified as CNAs in the State of Arkansas, and failed to ensure background checks were completed for 2 Nurse Aides reviewed for qualified staffing. The findings include: A review of a facility job description titled, Certified Nursing Assistant , undated, indicated qualifications included, Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant and in good standing and currently licensed by the state. A review of a facility policy titled, Nurse Aide Qualifications and Training Requirements, revised on October 2024, indicated, Nurse aides must undergo a state-approved training program. Policy interpretation and implementation indicated, 4. …
F729 citations in Arkansas
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Arkansas cites F729 more often than its own record predicts
4.09 times the share F729 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F729.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arkansas surveyors wrote
F729 findings written in Arkansas, 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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