F-tag 550Resident Rights
What the tag means
The number of a federal requirement for nursing homes. Each citation names one F-tag.
The home must respect the right of each resident to dignity, to make decisions, to communicate and to use his or her rights.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
A citation with this F-tag shows that surveyors found the home did not meet this requirement at the time of the survey.
- Citations, three survey cycles
- 9,040
- Nursing homes with a citation
- 6,306 (43%)
- Citations at actual harm or immediate jeopardy
- 145
By state
The last column divides the citations by the number of certified homes in the state.
| State | Citations | Citations for each 100 homes |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 46 | 21 |
| Alaska | 17 | 85 |
| Arizona | 44 | 31 |
| Arkansas | 113 | 51 |
| California | 1,378 | 118 |
| Colorado | 118 | 56 |
| Connecticut | 166 | 87 |
| Delaware | 31 | 70 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 88 |
| Florida | 296 | 43 |
| Georgia | 111 | 31 |
| Guam | 1 | 100 |
| Hawaii | 57 | 133 |
| Idaho | 41 | 51 |
| Illinois | 678 | 102 |
| Indiana | 256 | 50 |
| Iowa | 317 | 82 |
| Kansas | 220 | 74 |
| Kentucky | 88 | 33 |
| Louisiana | 105 | 40 |
| Maine | 57 | 73 |
| Maryland | 249 | 113 |
| Massachusetts | 204 | 60 |
| Michigan | 405 | 96 |
| Minnesota | 185 | 55 |
| Mississippi | 134 | 66 |
| Missouri | 328 | 67 |
| Montana | 30 | 49 |
| Nebraska | 40 | 22 |
| Nevada | 31 | 47 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 149 | 43 |
| New Mexico | 60 | 88 |
| New York | 320 | 54 |
| North Carolina | 161 | 38 |
| North Dakota | 24 | 33 |
| Ohio | 564 | 61 |
| Oklahoma | 66 | 23 |
| Oregon | 62 | 48 |
| Pennsylvania | 334 | 51 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 56 |
| Rhode Island | 20 | 28 |
| South Carolina | 61 | 33 |
| South Dakota | 34 | 35 |
| Tennessee | 140 | 46 |
| Texas | 685 | 58 |
| Utah | 37 | 38 |
| Vermont | 27 | 82 |
| Virginia | 180 | 62 |
| Washington | 137 | 71 |
| West Virginia | 131 | 107 |
| Wisconsin | 77 | 24 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 8 |
Latest citations
Scope and severity. A letter from A to L on each citation. Scope is the number of residents that the deficiency affected. Severity is the level of harm.
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | D | E | F |
| No actual harm, potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Questions
- How many citations name F-tag 550?
- 9,040 citations at 6,306 nursing homes in the last three survey cycles. That is 43% of all certified nursing homes.
- How many of the citations are at the level of actual harm or immediate jeopardy?
- 145 of 9,040 citations have a scope and severity letter from G to L.
- Which CMS category has F-tag 550?
- CMS puts F-tag 550 in the category "Resident Rights".
- Where does the text of F-tag 550 come from?
- The text is the CMS summary of the requirement, from the CMS citation code file. CMS processed the files on 1 Aug 2026.