Based on observation, interview, facility policy review and record review, the facility failed to ensure that one (1) of three (3) residents (Resident #8) assessed as moderately cognitively impaired was properly evaluated for the safe self-administration of medication. Findings Include:A record review of the facility's policy, Self-Administration of Medication and Bedside Medication with a revised date of 3/10/25 revealed this facility's policy is that residents may self-administer their medications given the approval of the interdisciplinary or care planning team. A resident may administer his/her own medications if the disciplinary team determines that this practice is safe. A Self-Administration evaluation should be completed in the Electronic Health Record. …
F554 citations in Mississippi
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
Mississippi cites F554 less often than its own record predicts
0.17 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi 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 Mississippi surveyors wrote
F554 findings written in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.14% | 0.24× |
| 2025 | 0.10% | 0.17× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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