Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that a resident and/or the resident's representative was made aware of the risks and benefits associated with the use of antipsychotic and psychotropic medication before the start of treatment for 1 (#35) of 5 residents sampled for unnecessary medication. Findings include:During an interview on 8/12/26 at 3:20 p.m., with staff members D and F, staff member D stated that medication consents for antipsychotic and psychotropic medications were obtained during the first care plan conference after a resident was admitted to the facility. Staff member D stated resident #35 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and had not had his initial care plan conference. …
F552 citations in Montana
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
Montana cites F552 more often than its own record predicts
1.45 times the share F552 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Montana 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 Montana surveyors wrote
F552 findings written in Montana, 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 Montana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.85% | 2.83× |
| 2024 | 0.17% | 0.46× |
| 2025 | 0.78% | 1.45× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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