Based on record review and interviews during a survey, the facility failed to ensure a resident's designated representative had the right to be informed in advance, by the physician or other practitioner or professional, of treatment options and to choose the alternative or option they preferred for two (2) (Resident #s 3 and 21) of five (5) residents reviewed for resident rights. Specifically, there was no documented evidence that treatment options and informed, documented consent was obtained for the use of psychotropic medications for Resident #3 and Resident #21.Findings include: The facility's policy and procedure titled Psychotropic Medication Use, Including Use in Dementia Residents last revised 3/19/2025, documented the attending physician and other staff would gather and document… …
F552 citations in New York
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
New York cites F552 less often than its own record predicts
0.14 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in New York 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 New York surveyors wrote
F552 findings written in New York, 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 New York citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.10% | 0.35× |
| 2024 | 0.14% | 0.37× |
| 2025 | 0.07% | 0.14× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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