Based on interview and record review, the facility did not ensure the right to make healthcare decisions was provided for 1 resident (R) (R1) of 1 sampled resident.R1 had an activated Power of Attorney for Healthcare (POAHC). R1's medical record contained multiple documents signed by a family member who was not their POAHC. The facility did not have authorization to allow someone other than R1's POAHC to make medical decisions on their behalf.Findings include:R1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. A Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 6/30/26, stated R1 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 10 out of 15, indicating moderately impaired cognition. R1's medical record contained an activated POAHC document that designated POAHC-C as R1's primary decision maker. …
F551 citations in Wisconsin
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
Wisconsin cites F551 more often than its own record predicts
6.11 times the share F551 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin surveyors wrote
F551 findings written in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.44% | 8.21× |
| 2024 | 0.42% | 5.50× |
| 2025 | 0.47% | 6.11× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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