F791: Provide or obtain dental services for each resident
F791 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Provide or obtain dental services 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). 10.9% of F791 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.
By letter: D 1,092, E 125, G 25, J 1.
What inspectors wrote
Three recent F791 citations from different states, quoted from the inspectors' statements of deficiencies (CMS form 2567). Names are removed by CMS.
Inspectors wrote, August 6, 2026, scope and severity DBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to provide arrangements for dental care for 1 of 1 resident (R62) reviewed for dental services.
St. Benedicts Care Center, Saint Cloud, MN
Inspectors wrote, July 29, 2026, scope and severity DBased on record review, staff interview, and resident interview, the facility failed to assist a resident in making an appointment and arranging transportation to and from the dental service location to obtain dental care. This affected one resident (#22) of three residents reviewed for dental care. The facility census was 37.
Muskingum Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation, Beverly, OH
Inspectors wrote, July 28, 2026, scope and severity DBased on interviews and medical record review, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure residents received routine dental services. This was evident for 1 (Resident #80) of 1 resident reviewed for dental services during the annual survey.
Stella Maris, Inc., Timonium, MD
Most recent F791 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 22, 2026 | Regency at Troy | Troy, MI | G | Complaint |
| May 11, 2026 | Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center | Pawtucket, RI | G | Standard |
| April 4, 2026 | Park Place Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Tyler, TX | G | Complaint |
| March 12, 2026 | River's Bend Health & Rehab Center | Harrisburg, PA | G | Standard |
| February 26, 2026 | Desoto Health and Rehab | Arcadia, FL | G | Standard |
| January 29, 2026 | Lamar Estates Nursing Center | Lamar, CO | G | Standard |
| November 25, 2025 | Bradford Place Care Center | Hamilton, OH | G | Standard |
| November 20, 2025 | Vandalia Healthcare & Senior Living | Vandalia, IL | G | Standard |
| September 11, 2025 | West Suburban Nursing & Rehab Center | Bloomingdale, IL | G | Complaint |
| July 31, 2025 | Southport Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC | Southport, CT | G | Standard |
| August 29, 2024 | Wicomico Nursing Home | Salisbury, MD | G | Standard |
| June 27, 2024 | Aurora Valley Care | Spokane, WA | G | Standard |
| June 6, 2024 | Hampton Post Acute | Stockton, CA | G | Standard |
| March 19, 2024 | Avir at Dallas | Dallas, TX | G | Complaint |
| March 1, 2024 | Aspire Senior Living Roaring River | Cassville, MO | G | Standard |
| January 16, 2024 | Biltmore Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation | Arden, NC | G | Complaint |
| January 10, 2024 | Life Care Center of Federal Way | Federal Way, WA | G | Standard |
| August 6, 2023 | Siesta Key Health and Rehabilitation Center | Sarasota, FL | G | Standard |
| June 27, 2023 | Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center | Columbus, OH | J | Standard |
| May 25, 2023 | Lakeside Health & Rehab Center | Huntersville, NC | G | Standard |
| March 16, 2023 | Landmark of Richton Park Rehab & Nsg Ctr | Richton Park, IL | G | Standard |
| November 16, 2022 | Glasgow Hills of Journey | Glasgow, WV | G | Standard |
| September 1, 2022 | Sarasota Point Rehabilitation Center | Sarasota, FL | G | Standard |
| July 7, 2022 | Adviniacare at Naples | Naples, FL | G | Standard |
| May 20, 2022 | Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing | Nassawadox, VA | G | Standard |
| September 7, 2021 | Edgewood Manor of Lucasville II | Lucasville, OH | G | Standard |
Most recent F791 citations
F791 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 8, 2019 48, 2020 14, 2021 35, 2022 91, 2023 210, 2024 338, 2025 300, 2026 199.
Common questions
- What is F791 in a nursing home inspection?
- F791 is the federal requirement to "provide or obtain dental services for each resident". CMS files it under quality of life and care. A home cited under F791 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
- How often is F791 cited?
- The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 1,243 F791 citations at 1,144 nursing homes, 268 of them in the 12 months to that date. 2.1% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
- Is a F791 citation serious?
- It depends on the letter. Most F791 citations (97.9%) were rated as potential for more than minimal harm, D to F. 1 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