Based on observations, interview, and document review, the facility failed to obtain a dental appointment for 1 of 1 residents (R48) who had broken and missing teeth and c/o tooth pain. Findings include: R48's 12/5/25 comprehensive, Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment identified diagnoses of coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cirrhosis (scarring of the liver leading to permanent damage). R48 required partial to moderate staff assistance with dressing and required substantial to maximal assistance from staff for transfers. Her cognition was intact and she had obvious or likely had cavities and/or broken teeth. …
F791 citations in Minnesota
Dental services · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Minnesota cites F791 less often than its own record predicts
0.84 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Minnesota in 2025, this is the portion that was F791.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Minnesota surveyors wrote
F791 findings written in Minnesota, 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 Minnesota citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.52% | 1.76× |
| 2024 | 0.47% | 1.69× |
| 2025 | 0.23% | 0.84× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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