Based on observation, interview, record review, and policy review the provider failed to ensure one of one sampled resident (20) received recommended dental services after tooth extractions were completed. Finding include: 1. Observation and interview on 12/12/23 at 8:36 a.m. with resident 20 in his room revealed he:*Was missing all his teeth. *Stated that all of his teeth were pulled three months ago. *Was waiting for dentures. *Had not been informed of an appointment to start the process of getting dentures. Review of resident 20's electronic medical record revealed: *He was admitted on [DATE]. *His Brief Interview of Mental Status score was 15, meaning his cognition was intact. *His diagnoses included: -Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of the right middle cerebral artery. …
F791 citations in South 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 — 2023
South Dakota cites F791 more often than its own record predicts
2.47 times the share F791 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Dakota in 2023, 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 South Dakota surveyors wrote
F791 findings written in South Dakota, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
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