F760: Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors
F760 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
It sits in CMS's pharmacy service 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). 49.8% of F760 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.
By letter: B 1, D 3,236, E 915, F 11, G 437, H 15, J 255, K 76, L 5.
What inspectors wrote
Three recent F760 citations from different states, quoted from the inspectors' statements of deficiencies (CMS form 2567). Names are removed by CMS.
Inspectors wrote, August 5, 2026, scope and severity DBased on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure a resident was free from a significant medication error when a registered nurse (RN) administered 5 milligrams (mg) of morphine sulfate instead of the prescribed 2 mg dose for 1 of 1 resident (R43) reviewed for medication administration.
Heritage Living Center, Park Rapids, MN
Inspectors wrote, August 5, 2026, scope and severity DBased on observation, interviews, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure residents were free of medication preparation and administration errors for 1 of 2 residents (Resident #8) observed for medication preparation and administration of insulin. This failed practice placed the resident at risk for not receiving their prescribed medication dosage and other adverse outcomes.
Mini-Cassia Care Center, Burley, ID
Inspectors wrote, August 3, 2026, scope and severity DLicensure reference number 175 NAC 12-006.10(D)Based on record review, interview and observations, the facility failed to ensure that residents are free of significant medication errors for one resident (Resident 9). The facility showed a census of 27.
Wauneta Care and Therapy Center, Wauneta, NE
Most recent F760 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 31, 2026 | The Haven of Tuscola | Tuscola, IL | G | Complaint |
| July 29, 2026 | The Villas at New Brighton | New Brighton, MN | G | Complaint |
| July 29, 2026 | Hebrew Center for Health and Rehabilitation | West Hartford, CT | G | Complaint |
| July 28, 2026 | Pheasant Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation | Roanoke, VA | J | Complaint |
| July 23, 2026 | Hamilton Manor Nursing Home | Rochester, NY | G | Complaint |
| July 23, 2026 | Bridgeway Senior Living | Bensenville, IL | G | Complaint |
| July 21, 2026 | Bethel Pointe Health and Rehab | Muncie, IN | G | Complaint |
| July 20, 2026 | Bel-Air Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Newington, CT | H | Complaint |
| July 17, 2026 | Goldwater Care Clinton | Clinton, IL | G | Complaint |
| July 16, 2026 | Medilodge of Westwood | Kalamazoo, MI | G | Complaint |
| July 14, 2026 | Touchpoints at Bloomfield | Bloomfield, CT | J | Complaint |
| July 14, 2026 | Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center | Paonia, CO | G | Complaint |
| July 9, 2026 | Mulder Health Care Facility | West Salem, WI | G | Complaint |
| July 9, 2026 | Ravenswood Village | Ravenswood, WV | J | Complaint |
| July 9, 2026 | Cisne Rehabilitation and Health Care Center | Cisne, IL | G | Complaint |
| July 9, 2026 | Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC | Waterbury, CT | J | Complaint |
| July 1, 2026 | Meadows Ridge Care Center | Colton, CA | G | Complaint |
| July 1, 2026 | Homestead Hills | Winston-Salem, NC | J | Complaint |
| June 30, 2026 | Zearing Health Care, LLC | Zearing, IA | J | Complaint |
| June 26, 2026 | Providence Care Center | Sandusky, OH | J | Complaint |
| June 25, 2026 | Bloomfield Care Center | Bloomfield, IA | G | Complaint |
| June 24, 2026 | Cura of Le Sueur | Le Sueur, MN | G | Complaint |
| June 24, 2026 | Civita Care Center at Milford | Milford, CT | L | Complaint |
| June 23, 2026 | Connecticut Baptist Homes, Inc | Meriden, CT | G | Complaint |
| June 18, 2026 | John Clarke Senior Living | Middletown, RI | J | Complaint |
| June 17, 2026 | Riverview Healthcare Community | Coventry, RI | J | Complaint |
| June 13, 2026 | Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation - Fort W | Keller, TX | K | Complaint |
| June 12, 2026 | Four Seasons Living Center | Sedalia, MO | G | Complaint |
| June 10, 2026 | Ararat Nursing Facility | Mission Hills, CA | G | Complaint |
| June 10, 2026 | Ignite Medical Resort Adams Parc | Bartlesville, OK | G | Complaint |
| June 10, 2026 | La Bella of Woodstock | Woodstock, IL | G | Complaint |
| June 9, 2026 | Edgecombe Health Center by Harborview | Tarboro, NC | J | Standard |
| June 9, 2026 | Waterview Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Purdy Station, NY | G | Complaint |
| June 5, 2026 | Gig Harbor Health and Rehabilitation | Gig Harbor, WA | G | Complaint |
| June 3, 2026 | Emerald Nursing & Rehab Omaha | Omaha, NE | G | Complaint |
| June 1, 2026 | Mansion Nursing and Rehab Center | Central Falls, RI | J | Complaint |
| May 29, 2026 | Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Wesla | Weslaco, TX | J | Complaint |
| May 28, 2026 | Bethany Home - Brandon | Brandon, SD | G | Complaint |
| May 28, 2026 | Goldwater Care Clinton | Clinton, IL | G | Complaint |
| May 27, 2026 | Avir at Fredericksburg | Fredericksburg, TX | J | Complaint |
Most recent F760 citations
F760 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 | 656 |
| Ohio | 532 |
| Texas | 400 |
| Illinois | 390 |
| Missouri | 249 |
| Pennsylvania | 201 |
| Virginia | 173 |
| North Carolina | 166 |
| Iowa | 149 |
| New York | 146 |
| Massachusetts | 124 |
| Wisconsin | 122 |
| Washington | 116 |
| Colorado | 108 |
| Michigan | 104 |
| Rhode Island | 98 |
| Minnesota | 92 |
| Indiana | 91 |
| Florida | 74 |
| Kansas | 73 |
| Maryland | 73 |
| New Jersey | 67 |
| Nebraska | 59 |
| South Carolina | 56 |
| Connecticut | 51 |
| Oregon | 46 |
| New Mexico | 45 |
| Oklahoma | 43 |
| Utah | 43 |
| Tennessee | 42 |
| Georgia | 38 |
| Idaho | 37 |
| Mississippi | 32 |
| Kentucky | 26 |
| South Dakota | 26 |
| Delaware | 25 |
| Arkansas | 24 |
| Louisiana | 20 |
| Montana | 19 |
| West Virginia | 15 |
| Arizona | 14 |
| Vermont | 14 |
| Alabama | 10 |
| New Hampshire | 10 |
| Nevada | 10 |
| North Dakota | 9 |
| Maine | 8 |
| Alaska | 7 |
| District of Columbia | 7 |
| Hawaii | 7 |
| Wyoming | 4 |
By inspection year: 2018 17, 2019 69, 2020 43, 2021 110, 2022 219, 2023 764, 2024 1,420, 2025 1,407, 2026 902.
Common questions
- What is F760 in a nursing home inspection?
- F760 is the federal requirement to "ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors". CMS files it under pharmacy service. A home cited under F760 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
- How often is F760 cited?
- The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 4,951 F760 citations at 3,743 nursing homes, 1,270 of them in the 12 months to that date. 15.9% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
- Is a F760 citation serious?
- It depends on the letter. Most F760 citations (84.1%) were rated as potential for more than minimal harm, D to F. 336 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