Based on record review, and staff interviews, the facility failed to monitor the North Carolina (NC) Nurse Aide (NA) Registry to ensure 1 of 6 nurse aides employed at the facility remained listed on the NC Nurse Aide Registry with an active Nurse Aide I certification (NA#1).The findings included:A review of Nurse Aide #1's employment record reported a hired date as [DATE]. The Nurse Aide Registry Verification form revealed the facility requested verification of Nurse Aide #1's certification on [DATE] and the NA's certification was current.During an interview with the Nurse Aide Registry Representative on [DATE] at 10:38 am, she stated NA #1's Nurse Aide I Registry expired on [DATE]. …
F729 citations in North Carolina
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
North Carolina cites F729 more often than its own record predicts
2.17 times the share F729 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina 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 North Carolina surveyors wrote
F729 findings written in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.05% | 0.91× |
| 2024 | 0.04% | 0.93× |
| 2025 | 0.10% | 2.17× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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