F790: Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident
F790 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
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). 15.9% of F790 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.
By letter: C 1, D 477, E 45, F 3, G 8.
What inspectors wrote
Three recent F790 citations from different states, quoted from the inspectors' statements of deficiencies (CMS form 2567). Names are removed by CMS.
Inspectors wrote, July 9, 2026, scope and severity DBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to assess and follow up with the necessary dental services for one of two sampled residents (Resident 63). This failure had the potential to put Resident 63 at risk for inability to chew effectively leading to weight loss and mouth discomfort.
Long Beach Healthcare Center, Long Beach, CA
Inspectors wrote, June 30, 2026, scope and severity DBased on record review and interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to provide or obtain from an outside resource routine dental service to meet the needs of each resident. This was evident for 1 (Resident #19) of 1 resident reviewed for dental services during the recertification survey process. The Findings Included:On 06/24/2026 at 11:20 AM, during Resident #19's interview the resident revealed that he/she would like to see a dentist because his/her dentures were not fitting well. The surveyor observed that the resident had no teeth in his/her mouth. [...]
Future Care Homewood, Baltimore, MD
Inspectors wrote, June 25, 2026, scope and severity DBased on observation, interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure oral health needs were met for 1 of 1 residents (R2) reviewed for denture fit and function resulting in the resident not consistently receiving or using dentures despite documented issues with improper fit and the resident's expressed desire to use them. Additionally, the facility failed to ensure routine dental service recommendations were followed to promote oral hygiene and reduce the risk of complications for 1 of 1 residents (R21) reviewed for dental services.
North Ridge Health and Rehab, New Hope, MN
Most recent F790 citations at the harm or jeopardy level
Newest first, all 8 in the current files. Each home's page shows the citation in full context, with its correction status.
| Inspection | Home | Town | Letter | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2025 | Elevate Care Riverwoods | Riverwoods, IL | G | Standard |
| May 30, 2025 | Continental Nursing & Rehab Center | Chicago, IL | G | Standard |
| March 21, 2025 | Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center | Harlan, KY | G | Standard |
| October 31, 2024 | Als Woodstock Inc | Woodstock, OH | G | Standard |
| August 22, 2024 | Brady West Rehab & Nursing | Brady, TX | G | Standard |
| June 6, 2024 | Red Cliffs Health and Rehab | St. George, UT | G | Complaint |
| January 17, 2024 | Suburban Healthcare and Rehabilitation | North Randall, OH | G | Complaint |
| August 22, 2023 | Clearvista Lake Health Campus | Indianapolis, IN | G | Standard |
Most recent F790 citations
F790 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 22, 2020 6, 2021 16, 2022 28, 2023 94, 2024 152, 2025 130, 2026 83.
Common questions
- What is F790 in a nursing home inspection?
- F790 is the federal requirement to "provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident". CMS files it under quality of life and care. A home cited under F790 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
- How often is F790 cited?
- The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 534 F790 citations at 512 nursing homes, 117 of them in the 12 months to that date. 1.5% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
- Is a F790 citation serious?
- It depends on the letter. Most F790 citations (98.3%) were rated as potential for more than minimal harm, D to F. None in the current files is at the immediate jeopardy 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