Based on resident and staff interviews and a review of facility documents, the facility staff failed to ensure that the binding arbitration agreement was clearly explained to three (3) of 45 residents (Residents #97, 3, and 79) in the survey sample. The findings included: 1. The facility staff failed to ensure that the binding arbitration agreement was clearly explained to Resident #97. Resident #97 was initially admitted to the facility on [DATE] after an acute care hospital stay. The residents' current diagnoses included stroke with left hemiplegia, chronic back pain, and diarrhea. …
F847 citations in Virginia
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
Virginia cites F847 less often than its own record predicts
0.52 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Virginia 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 Virginia surveyors wrote
F847 findings written in Virginia, 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 staff interviews, facility document review, and clinical record review, the facility staff failed to ensure the facility's arbitration agreement addressed residents' right to rescind the agreement within 30 calendar days of signing the agreement. The findings include: The facility's AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE document did not address residents' right to rescind the agreement within 30 calendar days of signing the agreement. Review of the facility's AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE document failed to reveal explicit language addressing residents' and/or residents' representatives' right to rescind the agreement within 30 calendar days of signing it. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Virginia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.13% | 0.86× |
| 2024 | 0.11% | 0.65× |
| 2025 | 0.08% | 0.52× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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