Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident’s family member serving as Power of Attorney was invited to participate in a care plan meeting for one (Resident #13) of three residents reviewed for care plans. The findings include: A review of Resident #13’s admission Record indicated the facility admitted the resident on 10/20/2023, with diagnoses which included Alzheimer’s and dementia. The admission Record indicated the resident had a designated Power of Attorney (POA) when admitted . A review of Resident #13’s quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) with an Assessment Reference Date of 04/28/2025 revealed the resident had a Brief Interview for Mental Status score of 04, which indicated severe cognitive impairment. …
F553 citations in Arkansas
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Arkansas cites F553 less often than its own record predicts
0.98 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F553.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arkansas surveyors wrote
F553 findings written in Arkansas, 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 Arkansas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.06% | 0.32× |
| 2025 | 0.18% | 0.98× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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