Deficiency Index

F925 · Pest control

Environmental Deficiencies

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

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

Citations in 2025482

Every F925 citation surveyors wrote nationally that year.

Facilities cited452

Distinct nursing homes with at least one F925 finding.

The harm level

How severely F925 is cited

1.5% 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.
SeverityIsolatedPatternWidespread
Immediate jeopardyJ70.4%K90.5%L40.2%
Actual harmG80.4%H10.1%I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD50526.0%E84443.4%F54528.0%
No harm, potential for minimalA—B70.4%C130.7%
Every recorded F925 citation, by the harm level and scope the surveyor assigned.

In the surveyor’s words

What an F925 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.

J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedJuly 22, 2026

Based on interview, observation and document review the facility failed to maintain a clean and sanitary environment, free of pests. This had the potential to affect residents (R5, R4, R2, R6, R8) as well as all residing at the facility. This resulted in Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) when rodent feces were observed in resident rooms, resident common areas, facility kitchen and facility storage areas. The IJ began on 7/16/26, when the facility failed to take necessary action to control rodents and to make structural repairs which resulted in a rodent infestation. The administrator and owner were notified of the immediate jeopardy on 7/16/26 at 4:45 p.m. …

Southside Care Center · Minnesota

G · Actual harm, isolatedAugust 21, 2026

Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program to keep the facility free of pests for one (Hall 100) of six halls and 1 (Resident #6) of 13 residents (identifier) observed for pest control. The facility failed to maintain pest control and Resident #6 was stung multiple times by fire ants, in her bed, on 08/02/26. The noncompliance was identified as PNC. The noncompliance began on 08/03/26 and ended on 08/13/26 The facility had corrected the noncompliance before the survey began. …

Las Brisas Rehabilitation and Wellness Center · Texas

F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadAugust 31, 2026

Based on observations, interviews and facility documentation, the facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program, as evidenced by the presence of multiple gnat/fruit fly type flying insects observed in the kitchen and throughout multiple areas of the facility. The findings include: Observation and interview with the Director of Dietary Services on 8/25/26 at 11:00 AM identified gnats/fruit fly type flying insects were noted to be in food prepping areas, near the 3 bay sinks, and in the dry food storage area. The Director of Dietary stated that he was aware of the flying insect issues and had attempted to treat the drains himself but did not have the proper chemicals. …

Silver Springs Care Center · Connecticut

B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternSeptember 5, 2025

Based on record review, observations, staff and pest control contractor interviews, the facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program to prevent brown crawling bugs in 1 of 1 laundry room. The findings included:A review of the Pest Control Service Agreement dated 4/16/25 revealed the company would provide pest control services monthly and every week on 2 out of the 4 halls. An observation was conducted of the facility laundry room on 9/5/25 at 8:40 AM. The area in which the 2 washing machines were located revealed water standing on the floor covered by a flattened cardboard box. There were also 2 brown crawling bugs on the laundry room wall between the laundry chute and the laundry bin that receives soiled laundry. …

Ridgewood Living & Rehabilitation Center · North Carolina

By state — 2025

Where F925 is cited more, and less, than expected

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

Magenta is cited more often than expected, blue less often.

Co-occurrence

Cited alongside F925

Of the 2025 surveys that cited F925, these tags appeared in the same inspection more often than chance would predict.

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

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