of F771 citations were written at actual harm or above. The mark is the share across all tags, 5.4%.
Citations in 20251
Every F771 citation surveyors wrote nationally that year.
Facilities cited1
Distinct nursing homes with at least one F771 finding.
The harm level
How severely F771 is cited
0.0% 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.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
J—
K—
L—
Actual harm
G—
H—
I—
No harm, potential for more than minimal
D266.7%
E—
F133.3%
No harm, potential for minimal
A—
B—
C—
Every recorded F771 citation, by the harm level and scope the surveyor assigned.
In the surveyor’s words
What an F771 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.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJune 2, 2025
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to follow physician orders by not obtaining ordered laboratory tests for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. (Resident 6)
Finding includes:
A record review for Resident 6 was completed on 5/29/2025 at 8:56 A.M. Diagnoses included, but were not limited to: diabetes mellitus type 2, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD and Parkinson's disease.
A Medicare 5-day Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 5/8/2025, indicated resident 6 received insulin injections and a diuretic.
A Physician's Order, dated 9/17/2024, indicated to obtain a prealbumin (a protein in the blood to measure nutritional status) laboratory test for wound healing. …
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