Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to determine if the practice for self-administration of medications was clinically appropriate for one Resident (#119) out of a total sample of 20 residents. Specifically, the facility failed to assess Resident #119's ability to self-administer medications before the Resident was allowed to have three bottles of Aspercreme (topical anesthetic medication), one prescription Ventolin (fast-acting bronchodilator medication) inhaler, one unit dose dropper of Systane Ophthalmic Solution (eye lubricant and irrigation medicine), and one bottle of prescription Latanoprost (medication used to treat high intraocular pressure) eye drops in his/her possession for the purpose of self-administration which increased the Resident's… …
F554 citations in Massachusetts
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
Massachusetts cites F554 less often than its own record predicts
0.95 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts surveyors wrote
F554 findings written in Massachusetts, 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.
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Massachusetts citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.68% | 1.23× |
| 2024 | 0.40% | 0.72× |
| 2025 | 0.54% | 0.95× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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