Based on observation, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to assess a resident for self-administration for 1 of 11 residents (Resident # 35) reviewed for self-administration of medication(s). Findings included: A facility policy titled, Self-Administration of Medications, revised 09/2025, specified, Policy Statement Residents have the right to self-administer medications if the interdisciplinary team has determined that it is clinically appropriate and safe for the resident to do so. Policy Interpretation and Implementation 1. Residents who express the desire the self-administer medications will be assessed to determine ability to self-administer medication. Per the policy, 3. …
F554 citations in New Jersey
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
New Jersey cites F554 less often than its own record predicts
0.41 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in New Jersey 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 New Jersey surveyors wrote
F554 findings written in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.25% | 0.44× |
| 2024 | 0.05% | 0.09× |
| 2025 | 0.23% | 0.41× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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