Deficiency tags › F0559
F0559
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
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 | 67 | 6% |
| Pennsylvania | 41 | 6% |
| Illinois | 24 | 4% |
| Texas | 23 | 2% |
| Ohio | 21 | 2% |
| Virginia | 20 | 7% |
| Maryland | 20 | 9% |
| Michigan | 17 | 4% |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 4% |
| Missouri | 10 | 2% |
| Washington | 10 | 5% |
| Florida | 9 | 1% |
| Indiana | 9 | 2% |
| Connecticut | 8 | 4% |
| West Virginia | 8 | 7% |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 2% |
| New Mexico | 7 | 10% |
| New York | 7 | 1% |
| Colorado | 7 | 3% |
| New Jersey | 6 | 2% |
| Idaho | 5 | 6% |
| Oregon | 5 | 4% |
| North Carolina | 4 | 1% |
| Georgia | 4 | 1% |
| Kentucky | 4 | 1% |
| Kansas | 4 | 1% |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 4% |
| Arizona | 3 | 2% |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 33% |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 1% |
| Utah | 3 | 3% |
| South Dakota | 2 | 2% |
| Iowa | 2 | 1% |
| Montana | 2 | 3% |
| Alabama | 2 | 1% |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1% |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 6% |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0% |
| Maine | 1 | 1% |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0% |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0% |
| Nevada | 1 | 2% |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1% |
| Delaware | 1 | 2% |
| North Dakota | 1 | 1% |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0559 mean?
F0559 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. It falls under resident rights deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0559?
393 citations at 380 facilities (3% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 1 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0559 most?
California (67), Pennsylvania (41), Illinois (24), Texas (23), Ohio (21).