F851 · Staffing data submission

Administration Deficiencies

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Data as of September 30, 2026, released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

0.0%

of F851 citations were written at actual harm or above. The mark is the share across all tags, 5.4%.

Citations in 2025235

Every F851 citation surveyors wrote nationally that year.

Facilities cited235

Distinct nursing homes with at least one F851 finding.

The harm level

How severely F851 is cited

0.0% of citations found actual harm or worse (level G and above).

Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
Severity	Isolated	Pattern	Widespread
Immediate jeopardy	J—	K—	L—
Actual harm	G—	H—	I—
No harm, potential for more than minimal	D10010.8%	E545.8%	F61165.7%
No harm, potential for minimal	A—	B232.5%	C14215.3%

Every recorded F851 citation, by the harm level and scope the surveyor assigned.

In the surveyor’s words

What an F851 citation says

One finding from each severity level, most serious first.

Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 27, 2026

Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to submit Payroll Based Journal (PBJ - is a mandatory electronic reporting system used by long-term care facilities to submit daily, auditable direct-care staffing hours to the) direct care staffing information to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS - is the federal agency that provides health coverage to more than 160 million through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace) within the Federal Fiscal Quarter/Year: Quarter 1 2026 (October 1 - December 31). …

West Hollywood Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LP · California

C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadAugust 12, 2026

Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information to the federal regulatory agency through Payroll Based Journaling (PBJ). Findings included:- The PBJ Staffing Data Report CASPER Report 1705D provided by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Quarter (Q), Q2, and Q4 documented excessively low weekend staffing.Review of the facility's actual working schedule sheets from 02/11/2025 to 08/11/2026 revealed the facility maintained and had the same number of staff scheduled and worked as during the week: Two nurses for day shift, and two nurses for evening and night shift; six to eight nurse aides on day shift, and five to seven nurse aides on evening and four to five nurses' aides on night shift; and two… …

Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center · Kansas

By state — 2025

Where F851 is cited more, and less, than expected

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

Kansas8.89× · 32 citations

Co-occurrence

Cited alongside F851

Of the 2025 surveys that cited F851, these tags appeared in the same inspection more often than chance would predict.

F72713.2% of F851 surveys · 7.4× chance
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
F62812.8% of F851 surveys · 3.3× chance
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
F64121.7% of F851 surveys · 2.8× chance
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
F81244.3% of F851 surveys · 2.4× chance
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F76130.2% of F851 surveys · 2.3× chance
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Cited in the same inspection, not caused by one another.

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