Based on record review, staff interview, resident and power of attorney (POA) interview, contractor interview, review of POA document, and facility contract review, the facility failed to ensure the decisions of the resident representative (POA) were given the same consideration as if the resident made the decision themselves. This affected one (Resident #95) of three residents reviewed for resident representative involvement in facility appointed contracted services. The facility census was 95.Findings include:Review of the medical record for Resident #95 revealed an admission date of 09/09/25. …
F551 citations in Ohio
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.
Against expectation — 2025
Ohio cites F551 more often than its own record predicts
1.00 times the share F551 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Ohio in 2025, 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 Ohio surveyors wrote
F551 findings written in Ohio, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Ohio citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.02% | 0.45× |
| 2024 | 0.05% | 0.63× |
| 2025 | 0.08% | 1.00× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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