Based on closed record review, interviews, and review of the facility's policies and procedures, the facility failed to provide discharge information to the Resident's Representative (RR) in a language she understood for one of 2 sampled residents (Resident #4) regarding resident's rights. The deficient practice could result in the RR not understanding the resident's post-discharge care needs and instructions, potentially leading to unmet care needs following discharge.Findings include:Resident #4 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia, tracheostomy status, spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, a stroke affecting the right side of the brain resulting in loss of movement on the left side of the body, and aphasia.A Care… …
F552 citations in Arizona
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Arizona cites F552 more often than its own record predicts
1.18 times the share F552 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Arizona in 2025, this is the portion that was F552.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arizona surveyors wrote
F552 findings written in Arizona, 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 Arizona citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.04% | 3.48× |
| 2024 | 0.77% | 2.00× |
| 2025 | 0.64% | 1.18× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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