Based on record review, review of facility policy and resident interview, the facility failed to assist in obtaining dental services to meet the needs of 1 of 1 resident (Resident #3) with a lost bottom denture. Failure to promptly refer for dental services and/or assess the resident's ability to eat and drink adequately without a bottom denture may result in decreased intakes, unplanned weight loss, and choking. Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Denture and Oral Care, Dental Health Assessment, Dental Services occurred on 10/03/24. This policy dated June 2024, stated, . Referral for dental services for lost or damaged dentures must occur within three days of discovery of the lost or damaged denture. …
F791 citations in North Dakota
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 — 2024
North Dakota cites F791 less often than its own record predicts
0.88 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in North Dakota in 2024, 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 North Dakota surveyors wrote
F791 findings written in North Dakota, 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.
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