Deficiency tags › F0557
F0557
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
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 | 259 | 22% |
| Illinois | 82 | 12% |
| Texas | 67 | 6% |
| Missouri | 63 | 13% |
| Pennsylvania | 48 | 7% |
| Ohio | 45 | 5% |
| Massachusetts | 43 | 13% |
| Michigan | 33 | 8% |
| Virginia | 33 | 11% |
| Indiana | 32 | 6% |
| Florida | 28 | 4% |
| Maryland | 25 | 11% |
| Oregon | 19 | 15% |
| Connecticut | 18 | 9% |
| New York | 18 | 3% |
| Louisiana | 17 | 6% |
| New Jersey | 14 | 4% |
| Washington | 14 | 7% |
| Maine | 10 | 13% |
| Arkansas | 10 | 5% |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 3% |
| Minnesota | 9 | 3% |
| Iowa | 9 | 2% |
| West Virginia | 9 | 7% |
| Georgia | 9 | 3% |
| Tennessee | 8 | 3% |
| South Carolina | 7 | 4% |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 2% |
| Rhode Island | 6 | 8% |
| New Mexico | 6 | 9% |
| Vermont | 6 | 18% |
| Kentucky | 5 | 2% |
| Mississippi | 5 | 2% |
| Delaware | 5 | 11% |
| Kansas | 5 | 2% |
| Colorado | 5 | 2% |
| Arizona | 4 | 3% |
| North Dakota | 4 | 6% |
| Nevada | 3 | 5% |
| North Carolina | 3 | 1% |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 22% |
| Alabama | 2 | 1% |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 12% |
| Montana | 2 | 3% |
| Utah | 2 | 2% |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1% |
| Alaska | 1 | 5% |
| Hawaii | 1 | 2% |
| Wyoming | 1 | 3% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0557 mean?
F0557 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. It falls under resident rights deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0557?
1,016 citations at 912 facilities (6% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 12 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0557 most?
California (259), Illinois (82), Texas (67), Missouri (63), Pennsylvania (48).