Based on record review and interview the facility failed to ensure the arbitration agreement was explained in a form and manner, including a language the resident or representative understood for 3 of 3 residents (Residents #56, #57, and #70) reviewed for arbitration agreements. The facility failed to ensure the binding arbitration agreement was fully understood and explained to Residents #57, #70, and #56's responsible party, prior to signing it as part of the admission packet. These failures could place the residents or the residents' responsible parties in binding agreements not fully understood, have a loss of their legal rights, and cause negative psychological issues. The findings included: 1. …
F847 citations in Texas
Administration Deficiencies
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Texas cites F847 less often than its own record predicts
0.14 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2025, this is the portion that was F847.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Texas surveyors wrote
F847 findings written in Texas, 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 record review and interview the facility failed to inform the resident or his or her representative they are not required to enter into a binding arbitration agreement as a condition of admission, or as a condition to continue to receive care at the facility; and failed to inform the resident or representative they have the right to rescind or terminate the agreement within 30 calendar days of signing. Failure statement: The facility's arbitration agreement did not contain a statement to inform the resident or representative they have the right to rescind or terminate the agreement within 30 calendar days of signing, or that residents were not required to enter into a binding arbitration agreement as a condition of admission This failure in the arbitration agreement could place… …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Texas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.09% | 0.60× |
| 2024 | 0.03% | 0.18× |
| 2025 | 0.02% | 0.14× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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