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F711: Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit

F711 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. It sits in CMS's nursing and physician services category.

555citations in the CMS files
500homes cited at least once
127in the 12 months to September 2026
2.5%rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy

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). 35.0% of F711 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.

  • Immediate jeopardy (J, K, L)6 (1.1%)
  • Actual harm (G, H, I)8 (1.4%)
  • Potential for more than minimal harm (D, E, F)528 (95.1%)
  • Potential for minimal harm (A, B, C)13 (2.3%)

By letter: B 12, C 1, D 372, E 143, F 13, G 8, J 6.

What inspectors wrote

Three recent F711 citations from different states, quoted from the inspectors' statements of deficiencies (CMS form 2567). Names are removed by CMS.

Inspectors wrote, July 24, 2026, scope and severity DBased on clinical record reviews and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that the Psychiatry Group provided progress notes for continuity of care with each visit for one of two residents reviewed (Resident 39).

Terrace Health & Rehab Center, Uniontown, PA

Inspectors wrote, July 23, 2026, scope and severity DBased on medical record review and interview with facility staff, it was determined that the physicians failed to have their notes in the medical record timely after seeing the resident and to have the most accurate resident medical information in the physician notes. This was evident for 2 of 2 residents (Resident #9 and #1) reviewed during a complaint survey.

Towson Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Towson, MD

Inspectors wrote, July 21, 2026, scope and severity DBased on record reviews and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that during the regulatory visit, the Provider reviewed the resident's total program of care, which included signing orders for medications and treatments listed on the physician block orders for 1 of 1 resident reviewed.

Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Bangor, ME

Most recent F711 citations at the harm or jeopardy level

Newest first, all 14 in the current files. Each home's page shows the citation in full context, with its correction status.

InspectionHomeTownLetterVisit
June 9, 2026Edgecombe Health Center by HarborviewTarboro, NC JStandard
May 27, 2026Life Care Center of South Las VegasLas Vegas, NV JComplaint
March 20, 2026Devlin Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterCumberland, MD GComplaint
February 25, 2026Corewell Health Rehab & Nursing Center-Commons FarFarmington Hills, MI GComplaint
November 5, 2025Las Palomas CenterAlbuquerque, NM JComplaint
May 29, 2025Generations at ApplewoodMatteson, IL GComplaint
May 27, 2025Autumnwood of McBainMcBain, MI GComplaint
May 1, 2025Adams Farm Living & RehabilitationJamestown, NC GComplaint
February 20, 2025The Pines at Utica Center for Nursing and RehabUtica, NY GComplaint
February 29, 2024Life Care Center of ElizabethtonElizabethton, TN JComplaint
February 1, 2024Boulder Park TerraceCharlevoix, MI GComplaint
October 17, 2023Cadia Rehabilitation Pike CreekWilmington, DE JComplaint
September 11, 2023Guthrie Cortland Medical CenterCortland, NY GComplaint
September 7, 2023Seaford CenterSeaford, DE JComplaint

Most recent F711 citations

InspectionHomeTownLetter
July 24, 2026Terrace Health & Rehab CenterUniontown, PA D
July 23, 2026Towson Rehabilitation and Healthcare CenterTowson, MD D
July 21, 2026Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterBangor, ME D
July 17, 2026Hope Center for Hiv and Nursing CareBronx, NY D
July 17, 2026Autumn Lake Healthcare at HomewoodBaltimore, MD D
July 14, 2026Ditmas Park Care CenterBrooklyn, NY D
July 9, 2026Four Seasons Retirement CenterColumbus, IN D
June 25, 2026Garden Grove Post AcuteGarden Grove, CA B
June 25, 2026Millbrae Care CenterMillbrae, CA E
June 24, 2026Carroll Park HealthcareBaltimore, MD D
June 22, 2026Aventura at Shiloh SpringsTrotwood, OH D
June 22, 2026Autumn Lake Healthcare at Perring ParkwayBaltimore, MD D
June 18, 2026Benedictine Manor of LacrosseLa Crosse, WI D
June 11, 2026Berkley East Healthcare CenterSanta Monica, CA D
June 9, 2026Embassy of Park AvenueMeadville, PA E
June 9, 2026Edgecombe Health Center by HarborviewTarboro, NC J
June 8, 2026Momentous Health at VandaliaVandalia, OH D
June 5, 2026California Healthcare and Rehabilitation CenterVan Nuys, CA D
June 4, 2026Pioneer Care and RehabilitationDillon, MT D
June 4, 2026Forestville Rehabilitation and Wellness CenterForestville, MD D
June 1, 2026Little Neck Care CenterLittle Neck, NY D
June 1, 2026Autumn Lake Healthcare at Glade ValleyWalkersville, MD E
May 29, 2026Lecom at Snyder MemorialMarienville, PA E
May 27, 2026Life Care Center of South Las VegasLas Vegas, NV J
May 26, 2026Renaissance Rehabilitation and Nursing Care CenterStaatsburg, NY E

F711 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.

StateCitations
Maryland100
California82
New York72
New Jersey51
Pennsylvania35
Ohio28
Connecticut24
Michigan21
Maine13
Texas11
Virginia10
Delaware9
Massachusetts9
New Mexico9
District of Columbia8
Illinois7
North Carolina7
Wisconsin7
Indiana6
Vermont6
Florida5
Montana4
Tennessee4
Utah4
Minnesota3
Nevada3
Alaska2
Hawaii2
Missouri2
Oregon2
Rhode Island2
Alabama1
Arkansas1
Iowa1
Louisiana1
Puerto Rico1
Washington1
West Virginia1

By inspection year: 2017 1, 2018 3, 2019 36, 2020 9, 2021 27, 2022 32, 2023 75, 2024 148, 2025 133, 2026 91.

Common questions

What is F711 in a nursing home inspection?
F711 is the federal requirement to "ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit". CMS files it under nursing and physician services. A home cited under F711 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
How often is F711 cited?
The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 555 F711 citations at 500 nursing homes, 127 of them in the 12 months to that date. 2.5% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Is a F711 citation serious?
It depends on the letter. Most F711 citations (95.1%) were rated as potential for more than minimal harm, D to F. 6 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

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