Based on observation, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to assess a resident's ability to safely self-administer medication, failed to obtain a doctor's order to self-administer medication, and failed to care plan self-administration of medication prior to the initiation of self-administration of medication. This failure affects 1 (R89) resident reviewed for self-administration of medication in the total sample of 20 residents.On July 20, 2026, at 11:33 AM inside R89's room, there was a Symbicort inhaler on top of R89's bedside table. R89 stated one of the staff handed him the inhaler 2 weeks ago. …
F554 citations in Illinois
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Illinois cites F554 less often than its own record predicts
0.87 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Illinois in 2025, this is the portion that was F554.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Illinois surveyors wrote
F554 findings written in Illinois, 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 Illinois citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.56% | 1.02× |
| 2024 | 0.50% | 0.91× |
| 2025 | 0.49% | 0.87× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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