Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide one resident (Resident #35) with routine or emergency dental care when the resident exhibited dental concerns resulting in the having continued dental issued including pain and bleeding and causing the resident to be embarrassed by his/her teeth. A sample of 22 residents was reviewed in a facility with a census of 59. Review of the facility policy titled, Oral Hygiene, dated 03/05/24, showed: -Oral care should be provided to each resident at least twice a day unless indicated differently by a doctor or dentist and more frequently if requested by the resident; -Any acute changes in dental status should be reported to the nurse such as drainage, bleeding, redness in gums, oral lesions, painful when touched,… …
F791 citations in Missouri
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
Missouri cites F791 less often than its own record predicts
0.48 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Missouri 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 Missouri surveyors wrote
F791 findings written in Missouri, 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 observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure dental services were provided to two of 33 sampled residents (Residents #12 and #113). The census was 149. Review of the facility's Dental Services policy, dated 6/26/24, showed:-Purpose: It is the policy of this facility to assist residents in obtaining routine (to the extent covered under the state plan) and emergency dental care;-Dental services: The Social Services Director maintains contact information for providers of dental services that are available to facility residents at a nominal cost. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Missouri citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.26% | 0.89× |
| 2024 | 0.16% | 0.59× |
| 2025 | 0.13% | 0.48× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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