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F0559
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
What F0559 means
F0559is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0559 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
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 F0559
Top 50 facilities by number of F0559 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.