Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to implement the facility's policy titled In-service Training, All Staff, by failing to provide in-service training (training intended for those actively engaged in a profession or activity) on behavioral health to all staff, as scheduled on the facility's in-service calendar. This deficient practice had the potential to place residents who have a behavioral health diagnosis at risk for not receiving the necessary care and treatment. Findings: During a review of the facility's in-service training calendar for 2025, the in-service training schedule indicated the scheduled in-service trainings for month of 9/2025 included behavioral health training. During a concurrent interview and record review on 12/22/2025 at 9:13 a.m. …
F949 citations in California
Administration Deficiencies
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
California cites F949 less often than its own record predicts
0.26 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in California in 2025, this is the portion that was F949.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What California surveyors wrote
F949 findings written in California, 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 California citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.01% | 0.21× |
| 2024 | 0.02% | 0.21× |
| 2025 | 0.02% | 0.26× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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