F770: Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents
F770 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
It sits in CMS's administration 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). 32.5% of F770 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.
By letter: B 1, C 1, D 770, E 102, F 10, G 13, H 1, J 7, K 5.
What inspectors wrote
Three recent F770 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 interview and document review, the facility failed to obtain laboratory services as ordered for 1 of 1 resident (R9) reviewed for laboratory services when staff failed to arrange a white blood count (WBC) laboratory draw ordered for 7/10/26 following R9's return from the emergency department (ED).
Kittson Healthcare, Hallock, MN
Inspectors wrote, July 28, 2026, scope and severity DBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident was provided with ordered laboratory services related to a wound culture not completed as ordered for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for laboratory services. (Resident E)
Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton, Chesterton, IN
Inspectors wrote, July 24, 2026, scope and severity DBased on clinical record review and staff interview it was determined the facility failed to obtain laboratory services as ordered for one of five residents reviewed (Closed Resident Record CR99).
Eden Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Brackenridge, PA
Most recent F770 citations at the harm or jeopardy level
Newest first, all 26 in the current files. Each home's page shows the citation in full context, with its correction status.
| Inspection | Home | Town | Letter | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2026 | Pheasant Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation | Roanoke, VA | J | Complaint |
| May 13, 2026 | Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing | Syracuse, NY | G | Complaint |
| February 9, 2026 | Valley View Healthcare Center | Elkhart, IN | G | Complaint |
| December 29, 2025 | South Creek Post Acute | Centralia, WA | G | Complaint |
| July 30, 2025 | Avir at Bryan | Bryan, TX | K | Complaint |
| May 1, 2025 | Rock Hill Health & Rehabilitation | Bellingham, WA | K | Complaint |
| March 13, 2025 | St. Jude's Health & Wellness Center | New Orleans, LA | K | Complaint |
| February 27, 2025 | Bridge Crest Post Acute | Vancouver, WA | G | Complaint |
| November 26, 2024 | Windsor Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Windsor, NC | J | Complaint |
| October 16, 2024 | Grand Traverse Pavilions | Traverse City, MI | G | Complaint |
| August 11, 2024 | Thomasville Vistas of Journey LLC | Thomasville, GA | G | Standard |
| June 7, 2024 | West Valley Post Acute | West Hills, CA | J | Complaint |
| April 15, 2024 | Powder Springs Center for Nursing & Healing | Powder Springs, GA | J | Complaint |
| March 27, 2024 | Harmony Care at Beaumont | Beaumont, TX | H | Complaint |
| March 19, 2024 | Whitney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Whitney, TX | J | Complaint |
| March 7, 2024 | Brookfield Health and Rehab of Cascadia | Battle Ground, WA | G | Complaint |
| March 6, 2024 | Kemp Care Center | Kemp, TX | K | Complaint |
| February 14, 2024 | Avir at San Augustine | San Augustine, TX | J | Complaint |
| February 1, 2024 | Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Berlin | Barre, VT | G | Complaint |
| December 16, 2023 | Lakeshore Village Nursing and Rehabilitation | Waco, TX | K | Standard |
| November 29, 2023 | Lampstand Nursing and Rehabilitation | Bryan, TX | J | Complaint |
| September 21, 2023 | Rocky Mountain Care - Cottage on Vine | Murray, UT | G | Complaint |
| July 26, 2023 | Clark County Rehabilitation & Living Center | Owen, WI | G | Standard |
| June 22, 2023 | Sharon Health Care Pines | Peoria, IL | G | Standard |
| May 16, 2022 | Autumn Lake Healthcare at Greenfield | Milwaukee, WI | G | Standard |
| April 13, 2022 | Spring Creek Healthcare Center | Salt Lake City, UT | G | Standard |
Most recent F770 citations
F770 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 2, 2019 35, 2020 14, 2021 26, 2022 60, 2023 160, 2024 258, 2025 224, 2026 131.
Common questions
- What is F770 in a nursing home inspection?
- F770 is the federal requirement to "provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents". CMS files it under administration. A home cited under F770 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
- How often is F770 cited?
- The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 910 F770 citations at 831 nursing homes, 184 of them in the 12 months to that date. 2.9% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
- Is a F770 citation serious?
- It depends on the letter. Most F770 citations (96.9%) were rated as potential for more than minimal harm, D to F. 12 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