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. …
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.
Every F742 citation surveyors wrote nationally that year.
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).
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J377.0% | K51.0% | L— |
| Actual harm | G387.2% | H40.8% | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D40477.0% | E377.0% | F— |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
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.
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. …
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). …
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.
- F60024.4% of F742 surveys · 2.3× chance
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F65630.5% of F742 surveys · 2.1× chance
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F76127.5% of F742 surveys · 2.1× chance
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- F68429.8% of F742 surveys · 1.7× chance
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F88042.7% of F742 surveys · 1.7× chance
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Cited in the same inspection, not caused by one another.
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