F692: Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health
F692 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
It sits in CMS's quality of life and care 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). 20.8% of F692 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.
By letter: D 3,867, E 619, F 3, G 536, H 23, I 1, J 31, K 19.
What inspectors wrote
Three recent F692 citations from different states, quoted from the inspectors' statements of deficiencies (CMS form 2567). Names are removed by CMS.
Inspectors wrote, August 13, 2026, scope and severity DBased on clinical record review, staff interview and policy review the facility failed to assess for cause and notify the primary care physician (PCP) and family of a significant weight loss for 1 of 2 resident (Resident #8) assessed for weight loss. The facility reported a census of 44 residents.
Chautauqua Guest Home #3, Charles City, IA
Inspectors wrote, August 6, 2026, scope and severity EBased on review of facility policy, clinical records, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to properly monitor weight and nutrition status by failing to obtain a monthly weight for one of six residents (Resident R6) and failed to identify and reassess residents for need for nutritional interventions for weight loss and/or skin issues for two of six residents. (Resident R97 and R9).
Asbury Health Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Inspectors wrote, July 30, 2026, scope and severity DBased on record review, observation, interview, review of hospital records, review of therapy records, and review of the facility policy, the facility failed to ensure Resident #45's care planned interventions were implemented and physician orders were followed for eating assistance and adaptive equipment. This affected one (Resident #45) out of three residents reviewed for feeding assistance. The facility census was 95.
Avenue at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, OH
Most recent F692 citations at the harm or jeopardy level
Newest first, the latest 40 in the current files. Each home's page shows the citation in full context, with its correction status.
| Inspection | Home | Town | Letter | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2026 | Carlisle Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Carlisle, PA | G | Standard |
| July 9, 2026 | Sunset Drive - a Prospera Community | Mandan, ND | G | Standard |
| June 30, 2026 | Zearing Health Care, LLC | Zearing, IA | G | Complaint |
| June 24, 2026 | River Bluff Nursing Home | Rockford, IL | G | Standard |
| June 18, 2026 | Avenue at Lyndhurst | Lyndhurst, OH | G | Complaint |
| June 12, 2026 | Complete Care at Chestnut Hill LLC | Passaic, NJ | G | Standard |
| June 9, 2026 | Agility Health and Rehabilitation | University Place, WA | G | Standard |
| June 8, 2026 | Accura Healthcare of O'Neill | O' Neill, NE | G | Standard |
| June 5, 2026 | Napa Community Health Center | Napa, CA | G | Standard |
| June 5, 2026 | Lebanon North Nursing & Rehab | Lebanon, MO | G | Complaint |
| June 4, 2026 | Rocky Mountain Care - the Lodge | Heber City, UT | G | Standard |
| May 30, 2026 | Paradigm at Westbury | Houston, TX | G | Standard |
| May 28, 2026 | Cardinal Woods Skilled Nursing & Rehab Ctr | Madison, OH | G | Standard |
| May 26, 2026 | Good Samaritan Society - Millard | Omaha, NE | H | Standard |
| May 21, 2026 | Carrie Elligson Gietner Health Care Center | Saint Louis, MO | G | Standard |
| May 11, 2026 | Evergreen Post Acute | Smyrna, DE | G | Complaint |
| May 8, 2026 | St. Joseph Village of Chicago | Chicago, IL | G | Standard |
| May 7, 2026 | Pheasant Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation | Roanoke, VA | G | Complaint |
| April 29, 2026 | Grande Oaks | Oakwood Village, OH | G | Complaint |
| April 24, 2026 | Jerseyville Nsg & Rehab Center | Jerseyville, IL | G | Standard |
| April 23, 2026 | Scott County Nursing Center | Winchester, IL | G | Standard |
| April 22, 2026 | Galveston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Galveston, TX | K | Complaint |
| April 17, 2026 | Masonicare at Bishop Wicke Health & Rehabilitation | Shelton, CT | G | Complaint |
| April 9, 2026 | El Dorado Care and Rehab | El Dorado, KS | G | Standard |
| April 9, 2026 | Heather Health Care Center | Harvey, IL | G | Complaint |
| April 2, 2026 | Kirkwood Wellness & Rehabilitation | Kirkwood, MO | G | Complaint |
| April 2, 2026 | Lamar Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | Lumberton, MS | G | Complaint |
| April 1, 2026 | Parker Nursing & Rehab Center | Streator, IL | G | Standard |
| March 30, 2026 | Connecticut Baptist Homes, Inc | Meriden, CT | G | Standard |
| March 27, 2026 | Envive of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | G | Standard |
| March 26, 2026 | Granite Rehabilitation and Wellness | Cheyenne, WY | G | Standard |
| March 26, 2026 | Waters of Tipton Skilled Nursing Facility, the | Tipton, IN | G | Standard |
| March 26, 2026 | Devonshire Care Center | Sterling, CO | G | Standard |
| March 25, 2026 | Harmony House Health Care Center | Waterloo, IA | G | Complaint |
| March 23, 2026 | Majestic Care of Jefferson Pointe | Fort Wayne, IN | G | Standard |
| March 20, 2026 | Woodland Post-Acute | Woodland, CA | G | Standard |
| March 4, 2026 | Regent Park Care Center | Holyoke, CO | G | Complaint |
| March 3, 2026 | Harbor Village North Health and Rehabilitation Cen | New London, CT | G | Standard |
| March 2, 2026 | The Pavilion at Ocean Point | San Diego, CA | G | Standard |
| February 26, 2026 | Knox County Nursing Home District | Edina, MO | G | Standard |
Most recent F692 citations
F692 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.
| State | Citations |
|---|---|
| California | 553 |
| Ohio | 536 |
| Illinois | 426 |
| Pennsylvania | 363 |
| Indiana | 221 |
| Michigan | 202 |
| Florida | 198 |
| Texas | 192 |
| Missouri | 181 |
| Wisconsin | 156 |
| Massachusetts | 145 |
| Connecticut | 144 |
| New York | 143 |
| Washington | 142 |
| Kansas | 122 |
| Maryland | 122 |
| Virginia | 107 |
| New Jersey | 82 |
| Colorado | 76 |
| Oklahoma | 66 |
| Louisiana | 62 |
| Georgia | 60 |
| Minnesota | 60 |
| West Virginia | 60 |
| Iowa | 58 |
| North Carolina | 56 |
| Tennessee | 50 |
| Nebraska | 49 |
| Rhode Island | 36 |
| Montana | 35 |
| Oregon | 34 |
| Kentucky | 33 |
| Mississippi | 31 |
| Nevada | 31 |
| Utah | 31 |
| Arkansas | 29 |
| New Mexico | 28 |
| South Carolina | 28 |
| Arizona | 22 |
| Delaware | 19 |
| Hawaii | 16 |
| Idaho | 14 |
| North Dakota | 13 |
| Alabama | 12 |
| Maine | 12 |
| South Dakota | 12 |
| Vermont | 12 |
| District of Columbia | 6 |
| Wyoming | 6 |
| New Hampshire | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 |
By inspection year: 2018 17, 2019 125, 2020 46, 2021 166, 2022 461, 2023 896, 2024 1,437, 2025 1,236, 2026 715.
Common questions
- What is F692 in a nursing home inspection?
- F692 is the federal requirement to "provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health". CMS files it under quality of life and care. A home cited under F692 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
- How often is F692 cited?
- The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 5,099 F692 citations at 4,046 nursing homes, 991 of them in the 12 months to that date. 12.0% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
- Is a F692 citation serious?
- It depends on the letter. Most F692 citations (88.0%) were rated as potential for more than minimal harm, D to F. 50 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