Based on review of facility documentation and interviews, the facility failed to ensure accurate staffing data was entered in the Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) during FY Quarter 3 2025 (April 1 -June 30). The findings include: Review of the PBJ Staffing Data Report dated FY Quarter 3 2025 (April 1 -June 30) submitted to Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) identified the facility triggered no RN hours and no licensed nurse coverage 24 hours/day from 4/1/25 through 6/30/25 Review of the Daily Staffing dated 4/1/25 through 6/30/25 identified the facility did have RN coverage and licensed nurse coverage 24 hours a day. …
F851 citations in Connecticut
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 , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Connecticut cites F851 more often than its own record predicts
2.58 times the share F851 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Connecticut in 2025, this is the portion that was F851.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Connecticut surveyors wrote
F851 findings written in Connecticut, 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 facility documentation, facility policy and interviews for staffing reviewed, the facility failed to submit accurate information for the 2nd quarter (1/1/26-3/31/26) Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Staffing Data Report. The findings include: The 2nd quarter PBJ Staffing Data Report (1/1/26 through 3/31/26) indicated low weekend staffing, lack of Registered Nurse (RN) coverage for 8 consecutive hours per day, lack of licensed nurse coverage for 24 hours per day, and 1 star staff rating.1. Review of the 2nd quarter PBJ Staffing Data Report identified weekend staffing was excessively low based on the data the facility submitted. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Connecticut citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.42% | 1.82× |
| 2024 | 0.22% | 0.75× |
| 2025 | 0.56% | 2.58× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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