Infection Control Deficiencies
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
42 citations on record, 1 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
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
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
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
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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
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
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
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
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.
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
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
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
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Actual harm to a resident
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
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.