Deficiency Index

F742

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

Citations in 2025131

Every F742 citation surveyors wrote nationally that year.

Facilities cited128

Distinct nursing homes with at least one F742 finding.

The harm level

How severely F742 is cited

16.0% of citations found actual harm or worse (level G and above).

Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
SeverityIsolatedPatternWidespread
Immediate jeopardyJ377.0%K51.0%L—
Actual harmG387.2%H40.8%I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD40477.0%E377.0%F—
No harm, potential for minimalA—B—C—
Every recorded F742 citation, by the harm level and scope the surveyor assigned.

In the surveyor’s words

What an F742 citation says

One finding from each severity level, most serious first.

Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.

J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedJune 23, 2026

Based on record review, staff, Medical Director, and family member interviews, the facility failed to ensure Resident #1 received a mental health evaluation and monitoring, failed to implement suicide precautions and failed to heighten awareness amongst all staff after Resident #1 had disclosed suicidal ideations. On 6/8/26 at 10:00pm, Resident #1 was found in his bed with the cord to the bed control wrapped around his neck tight with no breath or pulse. Nurse #2 called a code blue (a facility wide announcement that a resident was not breathing and without a pulse) and began Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) while Nurse Aide (NA) #1 called for emergency medical services. …

PruittHealth-Crystal Coast · North Carolina

G · Actual harm, isolatedAugust 25, 2026

Based on observations, interviews, and record review conducted during survey, the facility failed to ensure that each resident received necessary behavioral health care and services to attain the highest practicable mental and psychosocial well-being for one (Resident #5) of three residents reviewed for behavioral health. Specifically, upon readmission, the resident had a history of suicidal ideations and a self-harm attempt during a prior hospital stay and the facility failed to develop an individualized behavioral health care plan incorporating specific self-harm interventions. On 08/01/2026, Resident #5 verbalized self-harm statements and immediate protective interventions were not implemented which resulted in the resident causing a self-inflicted superficial cut to their left wrist. …

Elderwood at Hamburg · New York

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedSeptember 3, 2026

Based on record review, staff, Nurse Practitioner (NP) #2, On-Call NP, Medical Director, and Family Member #1 interviews, the facility failed to immediately implement a comprehensive plan to ensure highest practicable mental health and psychosocial well-being and failed to immediately notify Family Member #1 when Resident #9 voiced a suicidal ideation with a plan to Nurse Aide (NA) #1 on the 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM shift of 8/11/26-8/12/26. Resident #9 was seen by the Psychiatric NP on 8/11/26 due to his significant anxiety and depressive symptoms, his refusal of his anti-depressant medication and his request to have the medication discontinued. This deficient practice was for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for mental health services (Resident #9). …

Pavilion Health Center at Brightmore · North Carolina

Co-occurrence

Cited alongside F742

Of the 2025 surveys that cited F742, these tags appeared in the same inspection more often than chance would predict.

Cited in the same inspection, not caused by one another.

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