Based on record review, Responsible Party, staff, Consulting Pharmacist and Nurse Practitioner (NP) interviews, the facility failed to obtain consent and inform the resident representative in advance of the risks and benefits of psychotropic medications prior to the initiation or increase of the medications for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications (Resident #9).The findings included:Resident #9 was readmitted on [DATE] with diagnoses of Parkinson's Disease, dementia, major depressive disorder.Record review revealed Resident #9 readmitted on [DATE] with an order for quetiapine fumarate (atypical antipsychotic prescribed to treat major depressive disorder) 25 milligrams (mg) give one tablet by mouth at bedtime which was discontinued on 8/24/2026 by the Psychiatric NP.Record… …
F552 citations in North Carolina
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
North Carolina cites F552 less often than its own record predicts
0.62 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina 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 North Carolina surveyors wrote
F552 findings written in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.14% | 0.48× |
| 2024 | 0.04% | 0.10× |
| 2025 | 0.34% | 0.62× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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