Based on arbitration agreement and interview, the facility failed to have the arbitration agreement document a selection of a venue convenient to both parties. The findings included:Review of the Arbitration list that the facility provided the surveyor documents 64 residents refused to sign the agreement and 50 signed though after reviewing the surveyor was unable to find any recent admitted residents that signed the agreement. The Arbitration Agreement that the facility calls Optional Arbitration Agreement revised 08/19. The document is 1 1/2 pages long. …
F848 citations in Florida
Administration Deficiencies
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Florida cites F848 more often than its own record predicts
2.53 times the share F848 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Florida in 2025, this is the portion that was F848.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Florida surveyors wrote
F848 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.
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the arbitration agreements provided for the selection of a venue convenient to both parties for 3 of 3 reviewed residents, Residents #114, #115 and #166. Findings include: Review of the facility's Voluntary Binding Arbitration Agreements presented to Resident #114 on 5/1/2023, presented to Resident #115 on 5/1/2023 and presented to Resident #166 on 5/2/2023 failed to show the arbitration agreement provided for the selection of a venue convenient to both parties. During an interview on 5/2/2023 at 9:00 AM, the Administrator confirmed the facility arbitration agreements presented to Residents #114, #115 and #166 did not contain information related to selection of a venue convenient to both parties.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Florida citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.19% | 3.33× |
| 2024 | 0.08% | 1.65× |
| 2025 | 0.10% | 2.53× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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