Based on record review, interview, observation, and facility policy review, the facility failed to implement their smoking policy. This affected one resident (Resident #9) of one reviewed for smoking. The facility census was 95.Findings include:Review of Resident #9's medical record revealed an admission date of 02/13/25. Diagnoses included paraplegia, protein-calorie malnutrition, and cervical spine injury.Review of Resident #9's Quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] revealed the resident had intact cognition and was dependent on staff for mechanical lift transfers, toileting hygiene, showers, bed mobility, and lower body dressing. Resident #9 required supervision with eating and oral hygiene.Interview on 07/20/26 at 10:05 A.M. …
F926 citations in Ohio
Environmental Deficiencies
Have policies on smoking.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Ohio cites F926 more often than its own record predicts
3.32 times the share F926 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Ohio 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 Ohio surveyors wrote
F926 findings written in Ohio, 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 and policy review, the facility failed to ensure the courtyard was maintained in a clean manner and that cigarette butts were disposed of in approved containers. This had the potential to affect all 74 residents residing in the facility. Findings include: Observation of the interior courtyard on 08/21/23 starting at 9:27 A.M. revealed signage on the door indicating the designated smoking area was the courtyard and listing the three daily smoking times. At 9:32 A.M. State tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) #142 came out with five residents. At 9:37 A.M., a sixth resident came out to smoke. STNA #142 controlled the lighter and lit residents' cigarettes. One appropriate cigarette canister was located in the courtyard. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Ohio citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.12% | 1.66× |
| 2024 | 0.06% | 1.15× |
| 2025 | 0.25% | 3.32× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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