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F920: Provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture

F920 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture. It sits in CMS's environmental category.

59citations in the CMS files
58homes cited at least once
5in the 12 months to September 2026
0.0%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). 15.3% of F920 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.

  • Immediate jeopardy (J, K, L)0 (0.0%)
  • Actual harm (G, H, I)0 (0.0%)
  • Potential for more than minimal harm (D, E, F)59 (100.0%)
  • Potential for minimal harm (A, B, C)0 (0.0%)

By letter: D 17, E 33, F 9.

What inspectors wrote

Three recent F920 citations from different states, quoted from the inspectors' statements of deficiencies (CMS form 2567). Names are removed by CMS.

Inspectors wrote, July 2, 2026, scope and severity EBased on dining observations and interviews, the facility failed to have sufficient space to accommodate all dining activities. The deficient practice resulted in residents not having a dining area that accommodates residents' physical needs. The census was 79.

Maryland Gardens Post Acute, Phoenix, AZ

Inspectors wrote, June 26, 2026, scope and severity FBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure dining rooms included enough space for residents to dine, and for residents to enter and exit a dining room without having to move other residents in 1 of 1 dining rooms. This failure created risk for the inability of staff to respond quickly in an emergency situation, and risk for decreased quality of life for residents unable to dine with their peers.

Madison Post Acute, Everett, WA

Inspectors wrote, March 11, 2026, scope and severity EBased on observations and interview, the facility failed to ensure there was sufficient space in the dining room to accommodate residents who required assistance with feeding. This deficient practice had the potential to affect 14 residents who required assistance with feeding.

Acadia St. Landry Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Church Point, LA

Most recent F920 citations

InspectionHomeTownLetter
July 2, 2026Maryland Gardens Post AcutePhoenix, AZ E
June 26, 2026Madison Post AcuteEverett, WA F
April 30, 2026Chariton Park Health Care CenterSalisbury, MO E
March 11, 2026Acadia St. Landry Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterChurch Point, LA E
January 8, 2026Landmark of Cicero Rehabilitation and Nursing CentCicero, IL D
May 27, 2025Ladera CenterAlbuquerque, NM F
April 9, 2025Olive Branch Health and Rehabilitation CenterPensacola, FL D
March 21, 2025Embassy of TunkhannockTunkhannock, PA E
March 18, 2025Casa Del Sol CenterLas Cruces, NM F
February 27, 2025Sierra Valley Rehab CenterPorterville, CA E
February 25, 2025Forest Park Nursing and RehabilitationCarlisle, PA D
February 21, 2025West Park Rehabilitation and Nursing CenterPhiladelphia, PA D
February 14, 2025View Heights Conv HospLos Angeles, CA F
February 12, 2025Desert Peak Care CenterPhoenix, AZ E
January 16, 2025NorterreLiberty, MO E
December 4, 2024Maryland Gardens Post AcutePhoenix, AZ E
November 21, 2024Alhambra Post AcuteMartinez, CA E
October 31, 2024Parkvue Health Care CenterSandusky, OH E
October 14, 2024Boynton Beach Rehabilitation CenterBoynton Beach, FL E
September 26, 2024Ironwood Rehabilitation and Care CenterCoeur D'alene, ID E
September 20, 2024Livingston Post Acute CareLivingston, NJ F
July 30, 2024Medilodge of Sterling HeightsSterling Heights, MI D
July 11, 2024Inspire Behavioral HealthSan Jose, CA E
June 28, 2024The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at RomeRome, NY E
June 14, 2024San Bruno Skilled NursingSan Bruno, CA F

F920 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
California11
Ohio6
Missouri5
Arizona3
Florida3
Kansas3
Maryland3
New Mexico3
Pennsylvania3
Colorado2
Tennessee2
Texas2
Arkansas1
Georgia1
Hawaii1
Idaho1
Illinois1
Louisiana1
Michigan1
Minnesota1
New Jersey1
Nevada1
New York1
Virginia1
Washington1

By inspection year: 2019 8, 2021 3, 2022 5, 2023 12, 2024 16, 2025 10, 2026 5.

Common questions

What is F920 in a nursing home inspection?
F920 is the federal requirement to "provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture". CMS files it under environmental. A home cited under F920 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
How often is F920 cited?
The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 59 F920 citations at 58 nursing homes, 5 of them in the 12 months to that date. 0.0% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Is a F920 citation serious?
It depends on the letter. Most F920 citations (100.0%) 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

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