F557: Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions
F557 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
It sits in CMS's resident rights category.
CMS Health Deficiencies file, data as of September 1, 2026. The files hold each home's last three standard inspections and three years of complaint visits.
How seriously inspectors rate it
Every citation gets a letter for how much harm inspectors found and how many residents it touched (how to read the letters). 55.6% of F557 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.
By letter: B 11, C 1, D 843, E 122, F 12, G 5, H 2, J 4, K 1.
What inspectors wrote
Three recent F557 citations from different states, quoted from the inspectors' statements of deficiencies (CMS form 2567). Names are removed by CMS.
Inspectors wrote, July 30, 2026, scope and severity DBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure that the resident was cared for in a manner that promoted and enhanced the wellbeing, feeling of self-worth and self-esteem for one of one sampled resident (Resident 2) according to the facility's policy and procedures (P&P) tiled Dignity, revised 1/29/2026. This deficient practice resulted in Resident 2 not being cared for in a manner that promoted and enhanced her wellbeing and feeling of self-worth.
Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center, Santa Monica, CA
Inspectors wrote, July 28, 2026, scope and severity DBased on records reviewed and interviews, for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1) who had a diagnosis of dementia with agitation and was looking for assistance from staff, the Facility failed to ensure he/she was treated in a dignified and respectful manner, when on 06/26/26, a staff member witnessed Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) #1 interact with Resident #1 in a demeaning and derogatory manner.
Mission Care at Holyoke, Holyoke, MA
Inspectors wrote, July 28, 2026, scope and severity DBased on surveyor observation, interview and record review it was determined the facility staff failed to implement measures as per the resident's Plan of Care and standards of nursing practice to promote dignity for a resident with an indwelling urinary catheter. This was evident for 1 (Resident #5) of 5 residents reviewed during the complaint survey.
Fox Chase Healthcare, Silver Spring, MD
Most recent F557 citations at the harm or jeopardy level
Newest first, all 12 in the current files. Each home's page shows the citation in full context, with its correction status.
| Inspection | Home | Town | Letter | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2026 | Arcadia Care Havana | Havana, IL | G | Complaint |
| March 4, 2026 | Arc at Hickory Point | Forsyth, IL | G | Complaint |
| December 10, 2025 | Fair Havens Senior Living | Decatur, IL | G | Standard |
| October 7, 2025 | Meadowood Nursing Center | Clearlake, CA | G | Complaint |
| July 17, 2025 | Westview Nursing Home | Center, MO | H | Complaint |
| May 21, 2025 | Westview Nursing Home | Center, MO | H | Standard |
| August 19, 2024 | Allaire Rehab & Nursing | Freehold, NJ | J | Complaint |
| July 29, 2024 | Sinai Post-Acute Nursing & Rehab Center | Newark, NJ | K | Complaint |
| June 26, 2024 | Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Trenton, NJ | J | Standard |
| June 11, 2024 | Hemphill Care Center | Hemphill, TX | J | Complaint |
| October 19, 2023 | Marietta Center for Nursing and Healing | Marietta, GA | G | Complaint |
| March 31, 2022 | Ridgeway Nursing & Rehabilitation Facility | Owingsville, KY | J | Standard |
Most recent F557 citations
F557 citations by state
Counts depend on how many homes a state has and how often its inspectors visit, so a larger number is not by itself a worse record.
By inspection year: 2018 3, 2019 16, 2020 5, 2021 25, 2022 42, 2023 160, 2024 324, 2025 255, 2026 171.
Common questions
- What is F557 in a nursing home inspection?
- F557 is the federal requirement to "honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions". CMS files it under resident rights. A home cited under F557 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
- How often is F557 cited?
- The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 1,001 F557 citations at 896 nursing homes, 242 of them in the 12 months to that date. 1.2% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
- Is a F557 citation serious?
- It depends on the letter. Most F557 citations (97.6%) were rated as potential for more than minimal harm, D to F. 5 were immediate jeopardy, the most serious level.
The interpretive guidance inspectors use for each F-tag is CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. NursingHomeClear reports the citations as CMS records them and is not affiliated with CMS. All F-tags · Methodology