Based on facility policy review, medical record review, review of facility incident reports, observations, interviews, and review of employee records, the facility failed to implement abuse training for 2 of 5 employees reviewed, failed to provide education for all staff on the Wandering Resident Monitoring Program, and failed to conduct annual performance of an elopement exercise. Resident #1 eloped from the facility 3 times between 5/3/2021 - 5/14/2021. The facility's failures placed Resident #1 in Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) (a situation in which a provider's non-compliance with one or more requirements of participation has caused, or is likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to a resident). …
F943
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Every F943 citation surveyors wrote nationally that year.
Distinct nursing homes with at least one F943 finding.
The harm level
How severely F943 is cited
0.0% of citations found actual harm or worse (level G and above).
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G— | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D23648.4% | E17435.7% | F6914.1% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B51.0% | C40.8% |
In the surveyor’s words
What an F943 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.
Based on interview and record review, it was determined the facility failed to ensure abuse training was completed annually by facility staff for 1 of 2 staff members (#25) reviewed for abuse training. This resulted in Resident 217 experiencing psychosocial harm, being physically restrained, and physically injured during a resident to staff incident. Findings include: Review of Staff 25's personal record indicated Staff 25 was hired by the facility in 3/2017 and completed abuse prevention training on 3/7/17. No further abuse training was completed by Staff 25. …
Based on review of facility documentation, facility policy and interviews for 1 of 5 licensed staff employee files reviewed, the facility failed to ensure that the required employee abuse training/in-services were completed. The findings includeLicensed Practice Nurse (LPN)#10 's date of hire was 7/20/2012 and upon review of the facility documentation provided for LPN #10 the facility failed to identify that in-service training had been completed for Abuse Prevention in 2026 (per the course completion documentation provided representing the date of 8/31/2026). …
Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to provide training to their staff that at a minimum educates staff on dementia management for all new and existing staff for 1 of 18 (CNA F) staff reviewed for dementia management. The facility failed to ensure CNA F was educated on dementia management upon hire. This failure could place residents with dementia diagnosis at risk of being inappropriately cared for by uninformed staff. Findings included:Record review of personnel record for CNA F reflected a hire date of 12/30/2025. Further review of personnel record provided by HR reflected CNA F had no evidence she had completed the dementia management training upon hire or while working at the facility. …
Co-occurrence
Cited alongside F943
Of the 2025 surveys that cited F943, these tags appeared in the same inspection more often than chance would predict.
- F81237.5% of F943 surveys · 2.0× chance
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F88051.0% of F943 surveys · 2.0× chance
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F68431.7% of F943 surveys · 1.8× chance
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F68936.5% of F943 surveys · 1.6× chance
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Cited in the same inspection, not caused by one another.
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