Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
F837 in Florida. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
Florida cites F837 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.60×
0.60 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Florida citations0.06%
Of every deficiency written in Florida in 2024, this is the portion that was F837.
Florida0.06%
National0.09%
Share of all citations that were F837.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Florida surveyors wrote
F837 findings written in Florida, 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.
L · Immediate jeopardy, widespreadJanuary 19, 2026
Based on record reviews and electronic mail correspondence (email), the governing body failed to assume responsibility for the protection of all 187 residents by failing to act in a timely manner in regard to the failing fire suppression system.The findings include:A tour of the facility was conducted on 1/12/2026 by the Life Safety surveyor at 12:00 PM. During this tour, the surveyor noted the automatic fire sprinkler system (AFSS) and fire pump were red tagged and had been since 5/5/2025, indicating that the fire suppression system would not function as expected in the event of a fire. As of this annual survey, the facility failed to make the repairs to the automatic fire sprinkler system. …
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternJune 18, 2026
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility's Governing Body failed to timely ensure complete, consolidated, accurate accounting of personal funds, transactions, and balance transfers were provided upon and after transfer of ownership for 3 of 3 residents reviewed for Resident Rights, of a total sample of three residents, (#1, #2, #3). Findings:On 6/18/26 at 11:15 AM, resident #1, a cognitively impaired [AGE] year-old female resident was observed sitting on her bed in her room. …
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