Based on observation, record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure 1 of 1 staff member completed the appropriate training to assist residents with meals. Failure to assure staff have completed a State-approved feeding assistant training program has the potential to cause harm to the residents. Findings include: Observation of dining on 08/14/23 at 11:48 a.m. showed a staff member (#5) feeding Resident #39. During an interview on 08/16/23 at 1:35 p.m., the staff member (#5) confirmed she had not gone through any training program for feeding assistants. During an interview on 08/17/23 at 12:50 p.m., an administrative staff member (#2) stated she failed to check the training of staff member #5.
F948 citations in North Dakota
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that paid feeding assistants have the training they need.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2023
North Dakota cites F948 more often than its own record predicts
94.99 times the share F948 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in North Dakota in 2023, this is the portion that was F948.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What North Dakota surveyors wrote
F948 findings written in North Dakota, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
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