Based on record review and staff interviews, for one (1) of five (5) sampled residents, facility staff failed to provide the necessary social and health care services to attain, maintain, or support the behavioral health (emotional and mental well-being) needs of Resident #1. Due to these failures, an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ-J) was identified on February 5, 2024 at 12:07 PM. During this survey, Immediate Jeopardy was identified at 42 CFR S483.40, Behavioral Health (F740), on February 5, 2024 at 12:07 PM. The facility's Administrator submitted a corrective action plan to the Survey Team that was accepted on February 5, 2024 at 7:52 PM. The Survey Team verified implementation of the corrective plan while onsite and the Immediate Jeopardy was lifted on February 6, 2024 at 2:15 PM. …
F740 citations in District of Columbia
Behavioral health services · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
District of Columbia cites F740 more often than its own record predicts
3.04 times the share F740 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in District of Columbia in 2025, this is the portion that was F740.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What District of Columbia surveyors wrote
F740 findings written in District of Columbia, 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 record review and staff interviews, for one (1) of 15 sampled residents, facility staff failed to ensure that, for six (6) months, Resident #20 received the necessary behavioral health care and services as ordered by the physician. The findings included: Resident #20 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with multiple diagnoses that included: Major Depressive Disorder, Hemiplegia and Hemiparesis Following Cerebral Infarction, Affecting Left Non-Dominant Side, and Hypothyroidism. Review of the resident's medical record showed the following: A physician's order dated 10/12/23 that directed, Lexapro oral tablet 10 MG (milligrams), give 1 tablet by mouth one time a day for Major Depressive Disorder. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of District of Columbia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.51% | 2.06× |
| 2025 | 0.80% | 3.04× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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