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F551 citations in Hawaii

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F551 in Hawaii. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2024

Hawaii cites F551 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share5.79×

5.79 times the share F551 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Hawaii citations0.44%

Of every deficiency written in Hawaii in 2024, this is the portion that was F551.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Hawaii surveyors wrote

F551 findings written in Hawaii, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.

Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJuly 19, 2024

Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure a Resident Representative's (RR) 21 right to exercise the resident's rights to the extent provided by state law for one Resident (Resident (R) 5) sampled. RR21 is the Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) for R5 and identified by the facility as the R5's healthcare decision-maker. R5 has a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and does not have the capacity to make medication related decisions. Review of R5's Electronic Health Record (EHR) documented an informed consent for the use of an antidepressant medication signed by R5 and not RR21. …

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Recent years

YearShare of Hawaii citationsvs expected
20230.21%3.89×
20240.44%5.79×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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