Deficiency tags › F0726
F0726
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| California | 610 | 52% |
| Texas | 171 | 15% |
| Pennsylvania | 129 | 20% |
| Louisiana | 120 | 45% |
| Florida | 96 | 14% |
| Massachusetts | 89 | 26% |
| Maryland | 80 | 36% |
| Connecticut | 71 | 37% |
| Michigan | 66 | 16% |
| Kansas | 58 | 20% |
| New York | 51 | 9% |
| Indiana | 50 | 10% |
| Ohio | 50 | 5% |
| Minnesota | 46 | 14% |
| Missouri | 45 | 9% |
| Illinois | 45 | 7% |
| North Carolina | 45 | 11% |
| Rhode Island | 44 | 61% |
| Washington | 44 | 23% |
| Iowa | 40 | 10% |
| Oklahoma | 39 | 14% |
| Arkansas | 34 | 15% |
| Colorado | 34 | 16% |
| Virginia | 32 | 11% |
| Montana | 32 | 52% |
| Hawaii | 31 | 72% |
| Tennessee | 29 | 10% |
| West Virginia | 24 | 20% |
| New Mexico | 24 | 35% |
| Wisconsin | 23 | 7% |
| District of Columbia | 23 | 135% |
| Vermont | 23 | 70% |
| Idaho | 19 | 24% |
| Arizona | 18 | 13% |
| Georgia | 17 | 5% |
| Nebraska | 16 | 9% |
| New Jersey | 16 | 5% |
| Mississippi | 15 | 7% |
| Kentucky | 12 | 4% |
| Nevada | 11 | 17% |
| Oregon | 11 | 9% |
| South Dakota | 9 | 9% |
| Delaware | 9 | 20% |
| Alaska | 9 | 45% |
| South Carolina | 9 | 5% |
| Utah | 8 | 8% |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 8% |
| Maine | 4 | 5% |
| Alabama | 3 | 1% |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 22% |
| Wyoming | 1 | 3% |
| North Dakota | 1 | 1% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0726 mean?
F0726 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. It falls under nursing and physician services deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0726?
2,494 citations at 2,077 facilities (14% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 233 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0726 most?
California (610), Texas (171), Pennsylvania (129), Louisiana (120), Florida (96).