Citations in Florida
Statistics, citations and compliance trends for long-term care facilities in Florida.
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Surveyors found that the facility failed to comply with 42 CFR 483.73(a) by not conducting the required annual review and update of its Emergency Preparedness (EP) plan. During record review, no documentation showed that the EP plan had been reviewed or updated within the past year, and the Administrator confirmed that the Emergency Management Plan had not been reviewed or revised as required.
Inaccurate resident assessments were identified for multiple residents when MDS coding did not match the clinical record, observations, or staff statements. One resident was coded as having a restraint-related chair device despite no restraints being observed or ordered, another was coded as not receiving antibiotics despite MAR documentation of mupirocin use, and two other residents had missing or incorrect MDS entries for diagnoses, ROM status, and skin/wound conditions based on admission records, physician notes, wound care documentation, and staff interviews.
PASRR assessments were not updated for two residents after new mental health diagnoses were documented. One resident had records showing brief psychotic disorder, major depressive disorder, and later delusional disorder, with psychotropic orders for quetiapine and trazodone, while the PASRR did not reflect mental illness. Another resident had documented depression and anxiety, later behavioral health notes identifying major depressive disorder and decline-related concerns, and an escitalopram order for depression, but the PASRR also did not reflect mental illness.
An LPN administered only one tablet of methotrexate instead of the ordered six-tablet dose for a resident with RA. The facility also failed to maintain ordered midline IV care for another resident receiving IV abx, with observations showing a soiled dressing, site discoloration, and later no midline or IV pump present despite orders for ongoing site monitoring, dressing changes, and line removal after tx completion.
Failure to Provide Ordered Nutritional Supplement: A resident at risk for malnutrition did not receive a physician-ordered frozen nutritional treat with lunch and dinner. Observations showed the meal trays contained food and drinks but no supplement, and the resident stated she was not getting any frozen nutrition treat. Staff interviews revealed the order was not communicated to the kitchen program and was not appearing on the meal ticket; the kitchen manager said changes depended on nursing communication, and the DON said the CDM typically ensured items were on the tray.
Missing Oxygen Order and Improper Nebulizer Storage: A resident receiving oxygen for sleep apnea had no physician order specifying the oxygen delivery rate, even though staff were setting the rate. In a separate observation, a resident’s nebulizer mask was left unbagged on the nightstand while not in use. An LPN and the DON both stated respiratory equipment should be stored in a bag when not in use, and the facility policy required bagged storage between uses.
Failure to Annually Review and Update Emergency Preparedness Plan
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Summary
Surveyors identified a deficiency related to the facility’s Emergency Preparedness (EP) Program under 42 CFR 483.73(a). During record review at 4:00 PM, surveyors examined the facility’s EP documentation and found no evidence that the emergency preparedness plan had been reviewed or updated on an annual basis as required. The regulation mandates that LTC facilities develop and maintain an emergency preparedness plan that is reviewed and updated at least annually to comply with applicable Federal, State, and local emergency preparedness requirements. In an interview, the Administrator acknowledged that the facility’s Emergency Management Plan had not been reviewed or updated. No documentation was provided to show that the required annual review and update of the EP plan had occurred. The deficiency is based solely on the lack of documented annual review and update of the emergency preparedness plan by facility administration; no specific resident cases or clinical events were described in the report.
Plan Of Correction
Preparation and/or execution of the Plan of Correction does not constitute admission or agreement of the provider of the truth of the facts alleged or conclusions set forth in the statement of deficiencies. The Plan of Correction is prepared and/or executed solely because it is required by the provision of Federal and State law. Facility EP was reviewed and signed off on by the DON, Maintenance Director and Administrator. The facility has determined that all residents have the potential to be affected. An in-service education program will be conducted by the administrator. The administrator will conduct monthly random checks to verify completed documentation.
Inaccurate Resident Assessments
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Resident assessments were not completed accurately to reflect resident status for 4 of 9 residents reviewed. For one resident, the quarterly MDS dated 5/8/2026 indicated under Section P that a chair prevented rising and was used less than daily, yet observations on 6/8/2026 and 6/9/2026 showed the resident sitting in a wheelchair with no restraints observed, and the resident stated she did not use any restraints. The physician orders also did not document any restraint use, and staff, including the LPN, MDS Coordinator, and DON, stated that no restraints were used in the facility. For another resident, the quarterly MDS dated 5/23/2026 marked Section N Medications as no antibiotics, but the physician order and MAR showed Mupirocin External Ointment 2% was administered from 5/16/2026 through 5/22/2026 for a fungal rash on the left pointer and middle fingers. The MDS Coordinator stated that the assessment should have reflected antibiotic use and said it would be corrected. The DON stated the facility follows the RAI. For a third resident, the admission record listed a left humerus fracture, ventral hernia, and schizophrenia, but the MDS dated [DATE] coded Section GG as no impairment of upper or lower extremity, omitted schizophrenia from Section I, and marked Section M skin conditions as none. Observation showed the resident wearing a black sling on the left arm, and the resident stated she had a hernia surgery in 2010 and had been dealing with the surgical site since then. The wound care nurse described a large weeping abdominal hernia being treated with dressings, and the MDS Coordinator acknowledged the coding was incorrect. For a fourth resident, the admission record and physician documentation showed a history of TIA and cerebral infarction without residual, but the MDS Section I did not include those diagnoses. The MDS Coordinator stated the resident had a TIA and stroke history and that it needed to be added to Section I.
PASRR Assessments Not Updated After New Mental Health Diagnoses
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The facility failed to ensure PASRR assessments were updated after new mental health diagnoses were documented for two residents. For one resident, the admission record showed diagnoses including brief psychotic disorder and major depressive disorder, while the Florida AHCA PASRR dated 11/11/2025 did not document mental illness. Subsequent records included physician orders for quetiapine for brief psychosis and trazodone for insomnia related to depression, along with psychology notes listing adjustment disorder, major depressive disorder, and delusional disorders. The DON stated in interview that the resident was being monitored in March because he was having a hard time after learning his cancer had returned. For the second resident, the admission record showed diagnoses including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, but the Florida AHCA PASRR dated 10/24/2025 did not document any mental illness. Later behavioral health documentation identified a past psychiatric history of depression and assessed major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified, and a subsequent progress note documented treatment concerns related to condition decline and limiting behaviors. A later physician order for escitalopram was written for depression with monitoring for isolation and sadness. The Social Services Assistant stated both PASRRs needed to be updated, and the DON stated psychology provides Social Services a list of residents seen and attends meetings where resident changes are discussed.
Medication Dose Error and Midline IV Care Failure
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The facility failed to administer the correct dosage of Methotrexate Sodium for a resident with rheumatoid arthritis. During medication administration, an LPN poured only one 2.5 mg tablet into the medication cup and then administered the medications, even though the physician order required six tablets by mouth every Wednesday for a total dose of 15 mg. The LPN later stated that she should have given six tablets and not one, and the DON stated that the nurse reported the error to her and was instructed to call the provider and notify the resident. The facility policy stated that medications are to be administered in accordance with prescriber orders. The facility also failed to provide IV device care as ordered for a resident receiving midline therapy and IV antibiotics. Observation showed the resident’s midline dressing dated 5/30/2026 with visible purple discoloration at the insertion site and dry blood under the clear dressing, while an empty antibiotic bag remained in the room. On a later observation, the midline and dressing were no longer present, and the IV pump was also absent. The resident’s orders included weekly dressing changes, every-shift site monitoring, and removal of the midline after treatment was complete. The Medical Director stated that the line is to be removed immediately after the last antibiotic dose, and the DON stated that after a verbal order is obtained it is to be entered into PCC by the end of the shift.
Failure to Provide Ordered Nutritional Supplement
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The facility failed to provide a physician-ordered frozen nutritional treat with lunch and dinner for one resident who was identified as at risk for malnutrition. During observations on 6/8/2026 and 6/9/2026, the resident was eating lunch in her room and the meal trays contained food and beverages, but no frozen nutritional treat was present. The resident stated she did not get any additional nutrition treat and nothing that was frozen. The resident’s physician order dated 11/26/2025 directed a frozen nutritional treat with lunch and dinner two times a day for risk for malnutrition. The medical record showed weights of 187.4 lbs on 5/23/2026, 194.6 lbs on 4/13/2026, 189.8 lbs on 2/22/2026, and 196.1 lbs on 11/30/2026, and the dietary/nutrition evaluation dated 6/4/2026 documented weight as stable and listed current nutritional supplements as magic cup BID. Staff interviews indicated the treat was normally sent from the kitchen, but the order had not been communicated to the kitchen program and was not appearing on the meal ticket. The kitchen manager stated the change would be made only if nursing sent the communication form, and the DON stated the CDM typically pulled the order and ensured everything was on the tray.
Missing Oxygen Order and Improper Nebulizer Storage
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The facility failed to ensure that Resident #11’s oxygen delivery rate was specified in the clinical record. Resident #11 was observed semi reclined in bed receiving oxygen from a concentrator via nasal cannula at 2 liters per minute. The resident’s care plan, initiated 1/2/2026, identified risk for complications related to sleep apnea and included oxygen as needed to promote lung expansion and improve air exchange, with positioning at 45 degrees if tolerated. The physician orders included oxygen-related maintenance and respiratory orders for oxygen at night for sleep apnea, but the clinical record did not contain a physician’s order establishing the ordered oxygen delivery rate. An LPN confirmed the record did not show an ordered delivery rate, and the DON agreed the oxygen delivery rate should be included as a physician’s order. The facility also failed to ensure nebulizer equipment was properly stored for Resident #85. During observations, a nebulizer mask was seen lying on top of the nightstand and was not bagged while the resident was sitting in a wheelchair and later while lying in bed with eyes closed. Resident #85 had physician orders for levalbuterol nebulization every 8 hours and ipratropium-albuterol inhalation solution every 6 hours as needed for shortness of breath. An LPN stated the nebulizer mask and oxygen tubing should be stored in a bag when not in use, and the DON stated the nebulizer mask and tubing should be stored in a dated bag when not in use. The facility policy stated oxygen cannula and tubing used PRN should be kept in a plastic bag when not in use, and nebulizer circuits should be stored in a plastic bag marked with the date and resident’s name between uses.
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Compliance trends in Florida
Data through Apr 2026Comparisons below measure the most recent period May 2025 – Apr 2026 against the prior period May 2024 – Apr 2025 (two equal 12-month windows). The most recent 2 months are excluded because CMS is still publishing them.
Top tags by month · last 24 months
dashed = still reportingMonthly citation counts for the 5 most-cited tags. The dashed tail is the 2-month reporting lag.
Frequency movers
Biggest change in how often each tag is cited, as a rate per 100 inspections (so it isn't skewed by survey volume): May 2025 – Apr 2026 vs the prior period May 2024 – Apr 2025. Only tags with at least 20 citations in both periods are shown.
Severity movers
Tags whose average scope/severity shifted the most: May 2025 – Apr 2026 vs the prior period May 2024 – Apr 2025. The number is the average severity on the A–L scale (A=0…L=11); the letter is the band it falls in. A rise means the same tag is being cited at a more serious level — note the average can move enough to rank here while staying within the same letter. Same 20-citation minimum applies.
Care domain movers
Citations grouped into CFR care domains — F-tags by their §483 regulatory section (CMS State Operations Manual, Appendix PP) — measured as a rate per 100 inspections: May 2025 – Apr 2026 vs the prior period May 2024 – Apr 2025. Share is the domain's portion of citations this period; avg severity is the mean scope/severity letter and immediate jeopardy the percentage cited at J–L, both over the current period. Domains with at least 20 citations in both periods are shown; the sparkline tracks the last 12 months (left = oldest).
Immediate jeopardies · this period
Citations at the most serious scope/severity — J–L, immediate jeopardy, residents placed at risk of serious harm or death — over May 2025 – Apr 2026 vs the prior period May 2024 – Apr 2025. "Surveys with an IJ" counts distinct health inspections that had at least one.
Survey activity · by month
faded/dashed = still reportingCitations each month split into complaint-driven (unscheduled, triggered by grievances) vs standard surveys — bars, left axis — with the number of inspections as a line on the right axis. Rising inspections signal more scrutiny; a rising complaint share means more off-cycle surveys. The most recent 2 months are still being reported.
Deficiency-free survey rate
Share of health surveys that found zero deficiencies — the odds of a clean survey. May 2025 – Apr 2026 vs the prior period May 2024 – Apr 2025; the most recent 2 months are still being reported (dashed).
Penalties · by month
faded = still reportingTotal civil money penalty dollars imposed on the state's facilities each month — how hard the state is enforcing. The most recent 2 months are still being reported, and penalties often lag citations by several months.
Emerging tags
Tags that weren't established last period but surged — an early warning, distinct from movers (which track already-common tags). Criteria: fewer than 20 citations in the prior period, but at least 10 this period and 2.5× their prior volume. The sparkline shows monthly counts over the last 12 months (left = oldest).
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