Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
57 citations on record, 3 of which inspectors scored at actual harm or immediate jeopardy. Each one is the state surveyor's own finding, not our summary.
A–C
No harm, minimal potential
D–F
No harm, potential for harm
G–I
Actual harm to a resident
J–L
Immediate jeopardy
The letter also encodes how many residents were affected — isolated, a pattern, or widespread. Full explainer.
| Year | Citations | Involving harm or jeopardy |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 3 |
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Citations are published by CMS from state survey agency findings. A citation describes what an inspector observed on a specific date; homes are required to submit a correction plan, and many findings are resolved long before you read them. Ask the administrator what happened and what changed.