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F0551
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
What F0551 means
F0551is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0551 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Each citation carries a scope and severity codefrom A through L. Codes J, K, and L indicate “immediate jeopardy” — the most serious level, used when a facility's failure has caused or is likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death. Lower letters indicate less severe or less widespread failures.
Facilities most cited for F0551
Top 50 facilities by number of F0551 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.