Based on document review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a system of registry verification approved by the State before allowing nursing assistant to do nursing or nursing-related services in the facility for 4 of 7 nursing assistants (NA-A, NA-B, NA-C, NA-D) reviewed for the required certificate status.Findings include:NA-A's registered certificate dated 9/16/2006, indicated NA-A had an inactive registry status effective 8/24/2025, and the personal file did not contain any evidence of renewal.During an interview on 1/7/2026 at 10:42 a.m., NA-A stated he had been working for the facility since 2006 as a nursing assistant and was trained three years ago to administer medications under a nurse's supervision as a trained medication aide (TMA). …
F729 citations in Minnesota
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 — 2024
Minnesota cites F729 more often than its own record predicts
2.77 times the share F729 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Minnesota in 2024, 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 Minnesota surveyors wrote
F729 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 competency evaluation on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Register for 1 of 1 nursing assistants (NA)-A) reviewed for registry verification. This had the potential to affect all 71 residents at the facility.Findings include: On 3/12/26 at 11:46 a.m., (nursing assistant) NA-A stated it was her first shift at the facility. The facility schedule, dated 3/12/26, indicated NA-A was assigned to work the day shift on the third floor, for 7.5 hours. The facility resident list indicated 26 residents were living on the third floor and a total of 71 residents in the facility, as of 3/12/26. The Minnesota Nurse Aide Registry Search, dated 3/13/26 at 11:45 a.m., provided by the facility, indicated NA-A was inactive since 12/7/24. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Minnesota citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.06% | 1.22× |
| 2024 | 0.12% | 2.77× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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