Based on record review, staff and Resident Representative (RR) interviews, the facility failed to conduct a care plan meeting with the resident and/or resident representative affording them the opportunity to participate in the care planning process for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for care planning (Resident #2).The findings included:Resident #2 was admitted to the facility on [DATE].The quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] indicated Resident #2 was severely cognitively impaired.Resident #2's care plan was last revised on 7/27/26.A review of the medical record revealed no documentation that a care plan meeting had been completed for Resident #2 since his admission to the facility on 3/02/26.During a phone interview with the RR on 8/03/26 at 2:23 PM she stated a few days… …
F553 citations in North Carolina
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
North Carolina cites F553 more often than its own record predicts
3.12 times the share F553 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina 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 North Carolina surveyors wrote
F553 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 | 0.43% | 2.58× |
| 2024 | 0.64% | 3.41× |
| 2025 | 0.58% | 3.12× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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