Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure implementation and maintenance of an effective training program for new or existing staff, prior to staff independently providing services to residents and annually, related to; A) effective communications, resident's rights/facility's responsibilities, abuse/neglect and dementia management regarding abuse prevention, infection prevention/control, and compliance/ethics program trainings for 1 of 3 staff (Staff Q) reviewed for training requirements and, B) Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI, a process to maintain and improve safety/quality of residents in a nursing home) training for 3 of 3 staff (Staff Q, O, and P) reviewed for training requirements. …
F940 citations in Washington
Administration Deficiencies
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Washington cites F940 more often than its own record predicts
1.07 times the share F940 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Washington in 2025, this is the portion that was F940.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Washington surveyors wrote
F940 findings written in Washington, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Washington citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.22% | 2.70× |
| 2024 | 0.03% | 0.32× |
| 2025 | 0.10% | 1.07× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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