Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to accurately report Registered Nurse (RN) hours to the payroll-based journal. This has the potential to affect all 17 residents residing in the facility. Findings Include: Review of Staffing Data Submission Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) found at, https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/nursing-home-improvement/staffing-data-submission and last modified 9/23/23 stated, .CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) has developed a system for facilities to submit staffing information - Payroll Based Journal (PBJ). This system allows staffing information to be collected on a regular and more frequent basis than previously collected. It is auditable to ensure accuracy. …
F851 citations in Illinois
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
Illinois cites F851 less often than its own record predicts
0.34 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Illinois 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 Illinois surveyors wrote
F851 findings written in Illinois, 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 interview and records reviewed the facility failed to meet Payroll Based Journal requirements for staffing. This failure has the potential to affect all 76 residents in the facility. The findings include: On 04/29/25 at 10:50 AM V1, Administrator, said corporate submits the Payroll Based Journal for us. The [NAME] PBJ report for this survey identifies excessively low weekend staffing and 1 star staffing rating for the facility first quarter of 2025. On 04/29/25 at 10:50 AM V1, Administrator, said corporate submits the Payroll Based Journal for us. Review of time cards presented for day shift on 4/5/25 and 4/6/25 identify 2 nurses for day shift in the facility (V21 LPN and V22, RN). …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Illinois citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.05% | 0.21× |
| 2024 | 0.07% | 0.24× |
| 2025 | 0.07% | 0.34× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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