Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to follow established smoking policies for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for smoking in a final sample of 18 residents (Resident identifier is #92.) Findings include: Review on 7/30/26 of the facility policy titled, Resident Smoking-Smoke Free Facility, Revision Date 7/10/24, revealed: . Therefore, it is the policy of this facility to promote smoking cessation efforts while ensuring resident safety as related to residents who smoke. 8. Residents with a history of smoking will be further assessed to determine whether or not interventions are needed to help them cope with the Smoke Free policy. Examples include pharmacological and/or behavioral interventions to curb urges to smoke.17. …
F926 citations in New Hampshire
Environmental Deficiencies
Have policies on smoking.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Hampshire cites F926 more often than its own record predicts
4.81 times the share F926 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in New Hampshire in 2025, this is the portion that was F926.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Hampshire surveyors wrote
F926 findings written in New Hampshire, 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 observation, interview, record review, and policy review, it was determined that the facility failed to establish policies regarding smoking, smoking areas, and smoking safety that also take into account nonsmoking residents and implement their smoking policies for 3 residents out of a final sample size of 45 residents. (Resident identifiers are #5, #131, and #195.) Findings include: Review on 4/18/19 of the facility policy titled, Riverside Rest Home Resident Smoking Policy, updated 4/17/19, revealed that .Resident, upon admission, will have a smoking assessment . …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of New Hampshire citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.60% | 10.75× |
| 2025 | 0.36% | 4.81× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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