F553 in Florida. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Florida cites F553 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.53×
0.53 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Florida citations0.10%
Of every deficiency written in Florida in 2025, this is the portion that was F553.
Florida0.10%
National0.19%
Share of all citations that were F553.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Florida surveyors wrote
F553 findings written in Florida, 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.
F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadDecember 16, 2025
Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility did not ensure four residents (#1, #3, #6, #10) out of five residents reviewed were informed in advance of changes to their plan of care related to medication.Findings included: An interview was conducted on 12/15/25 at 10:45 a.m. with Resident #1. The resident said she was very upset because the facility changed her medications and did not discuss it with her or even let her know. Resident #1 said she had been on Clonazepam for a long time and was taken off. The resident said she was not aware she had been taken off the medication until she started feeling different and spoke to the nurse. She said her nurse informed her she was no longer taking Clonazepam and something else. …
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