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F0561
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 172 | 19% |
| Missouri | 124 | 25% |
| Florida | 118 | 17% |
| California | 98 | 8% |
| Maryland | 89 | 40% |
| New York | 83 | 14% |
| North Carolina | 82 | 20% |
| Michigan | 81 | 19% |
| Texas | 73 | 6% |
| Colorado | 69 | 33% |
| Indiana | 62 | 12% |
| Washington | 57 | 30% |
| Minnesota | 52 | 15% |
| West Virginia | 51 | 41% |
| Mississippi | 50 | 25% |
| Pennsylvania | 49 | 7% |
| Connecticut | 47 | 25% |
| Virginia | 44 | 15% |
| Illinois | 38 | 6% |
| New Mexico | 31 | 46% |
| Massachusetts | 29 | 9% |
| Kansas | 26 | 9% |
| Georgia | 23 | 6% |
| Oregon | 23 | 18% |
| Louisiana | 23 | 9% |
| New Jersey | 22 | 6% |
| Wisconsin | 20 | 6% |
| Utah | 20 | 21% |
| Iowa | 19 | 5% |
| Nebraska | 19 | 11% |
| Arkansas | 16 | 7% |
| Nevada | 15 | 23% |
| Delaware | 15 | 34% |
| Maine | 14 | 18% |
| Hawaii | 14 | 33% |
| Kentucky | 11 | 4% |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 4% |
| South Dakota | 10 | 10% |
| South Carolina | 10 | 5% |
| Tennessee | 9 | 3% |
| Arizona | 9 | 6% |
| Idaho | 8 | 10% |
| Vermont | 7 | 21% |
| Montana | 7 | 11% |
| Alaska | 6 | 30% |
| Alabama | 6 | 3% |
| Wyoming | 5 | 14% |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 7% |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 4% |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 33% |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 12% |
| North Dakota | 2 | 3% |
| Guam | 1 | 100% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0561 mean?
F0561 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. It falls under resident rights deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0561?
1,883 citations at 1,673 facilities (11% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 21 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0561 most?
Ohio (172), Missouri (124), Florida (118), California (98), Maryland (89).