Deficiency tags › F0725
F0725
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 313 | 47% |
| California | 300 | 26% |
| Iowa | 252 | 65% |
| New York | 200 | 34% |
| Pennsylvania | 180 | 27% |
| Ohio | 178 | 19% |
| Michigan | 168 | 40% |
| Missouri | 135 | 28% |
| Florida | 94 | 14% |
| Oregon | 89 | 70% |
| Washington | 85 | 44% |
| New Jersey | 79 | 23% |
| Texas | 71 | 6% |
| Virginia | 62 | 21% |
| Indiana | 56 | 11% |
| Wisconsin | 55 | 17% |
| Massachusetts | 55 | 16% |
| Maryland | 52 | 24% |
| Oklahoma | 51 | 18% |
| Louisiana | 50 | 19% |
| Minnesota | 47 | 14% |
| Connecticut | 39 | 20% |
| Mississippi | 38 | 19% |
| North Carolina | 37 | 9% |
| West Virginia | 34 | 28% |
| Arizona | 29 | 21% |
| New Mexico | 29 | 43% |
| Maine | 28 | 36% |
| Kansas | 25 | 8% |
| Georgia | 25 | 7% |
| Tennessee | 22 | 7% |
| Colorado | 22 | 10% |
| Nebraska | 22 | 12% |
| Utah | 22 | 23% |
| Montana | 20 | 33% |
| Kentucky | 20 | 7% |
| New Hampshire | 18 | 25% |
| Hawaii | 17 | 40% |
| Vermont | 16 | 48% |
| Arkansas | 15 | 7% |
| South Dakota | 13 | 14% |
| Wyoming | 13 | 36% |
| North Dakota | 13 | 18% |
| Idaho | 10 | 13% |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 13% |
| Alabama | 6 | 3% |
| South Carolina | 6 | 3% |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 56% |
| Delaware | 5 | 11% |
| Nevada | 5 | 8% |
| Alaska | 4 | 20% |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 18% |
Most recent citations
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0725 mean?
F0725 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. It falls under nursing and physician services deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0725?
3,142 citations at 2,329 facilities (16% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 108 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0725 most?
Illinois (313), California (300), Iowa (252), New York (200), Pennsylvania (180).