Deficiency tags › F0552
F0552
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies. The wording is the CMS summary of the requirement; the full text is in the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP.
By state
"Share" is citations divided by the number of certified facilities in the state, so a value over 100% means more than one citation per facility on average.
| State | Citations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 548 | 47% |
| Texas | 177 | 15% |
| Washington | 131 | 68% |
| Massachusetts | 82 | 24% |
| Oregon | 65 | 51% |
| Pennsylvania | 64 | 10% |
| Michigan | 48 | 11% |
| Indiana | 43 | 8% |
| Ohio | 42 | 5% |
| Wisconsin | 38 | 12% |
| Illinois | 37 | 6% |
| Missouri | 34 | 7% |
| Arizona | 32 | 23% |
| Nebraska | 31 | 17% |
| Nevada | 30 | 45% |
| Minnesota | 30 | 9% |
| Colorado | 29 | 14% |
| Florida | 29 | 4% |
| Iowa | 29 | 7% |
| New Mexico | 27 | 40% |
| Kansas | 24 | 8% |
| Maryland | 24 | 11% |
| North Carolina | 23 | 5% |
| West Virginia | 23 | 19% |
| Virginia | 21 | 7% |
| Idaho | 17 | 21% |
| Georgia | 16 | 4% |
| Hawaii | 14 | 33% |
| Montana | 14 | 23% |
| New Hampshire | 14 | 19% |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 5% |
| New Jersey | 13 | 4% |
| Alaska | 12 | 60% |
| Louisiana | 11 | 4% |
| New York | 10 | 2% |
| Delaware | 10 | 23% |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 11% |
| Connecticut | 8 | 4% |
| Tennessee | 7 | 2% |
| Vermont | 7 | 21% |
| Mississippi | 7 | 3% |
| Kentucky | 6 | 2% |
| Maine | 6 | 8% |
| South Dakota | 5 | 5% |
| Utah | 5 | 5% |
| South Carolina | 3 | 2% |
| North Dakota | 3 | 4% |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 22% |
| Arkansas | 2 | 1% |
| Alabama | 2 | 1% |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 6% |
| Guam | 1 | 100% |
Most recent citations
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0552 mean?
F0552 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. It falls under resident rights deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0552?
1,879 citations at 1,596 facilities (11% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 9 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0552 most?
California (548), Texas (177), Washington (131), Massachusetts (82), Oregon (65).