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F947 citations in Tennessee

Nurse aide training · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

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

F947 in Tennessee. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2024

Tennessee cites F947 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share1.59×

1.59 times the share F947 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Tennessee citations0.49%

Of every deficiency written in Tennessee in 2024, this is the portion that was F947.

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

In the surveyor’s words

What Tennessee surveyors wrote

F947 findings written in Tennessee, 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.

K · Immediate jeopardy, patternAugust 20, 2018

Based on review of the facility's (YEAR) Assessment, review of the facility's computer based training documentation, and interview, the facility failed to implement a system to track nurse aide competency levels in order to ensure training was sufficient based on the resident population. The Administrator and the Director of Nursing (DON) were informed of the IJ in the conference room on 8/18/18 at 8:10 PM. The facility was cited Immediate Jeopardy at F657, F689, F725, F726, F841, F867 and F947. The facility was cited Substandard Quality of Care (SQC) at F-689 The IJ was effective 11/10/17 and is ongoing. …

Asbury Place at Maryville

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJune 26, 2026

Based on the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Inservice Training Hours review and interview, the facility failed to ensure 11 of 18 CNAs (CNAs I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S) who had been employed for a full year received at least 12 hours of in-service training. The findings include: 1. Review of the CNA Inservice Training Hours revealed: a. CNA I had a hire date of 10/23/2024, and the facility was unable to provide documentation for more than 10.26 in-service hours from 10/23/2024 -10/23/2025. b. CNA J had a hire date of 7/24/2024, and the facility was unable to provide documentation for more than 5.49 in-service hours from 7/24/2024 -7/24/2025. c. …

Smyrna Care Center

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Recent years

YearShare of Tennessee citationsvs expected
20230.17%0.63×
20240.49%1.59×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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