Deficiency Index

F554 citations in Ohio

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.

F554 in Ohio. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Ohio cites F554 less often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share0.14×

0.14 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.

Share of Ohio citations0.08%

Of every deficiency written in Ohio 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 Ohio surveyors wrote

F554 findings written in Ohio, 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.

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedMay 28, 2026

Based on medical record review, observation, resident interview, staff interview and review of facility policy, the facility failed to ensure medication self-administration evaluations were completed. This affected one (#19) of one resident reviewed for medication self-administration. The facility census was 47. Findings include:Review of the medical record revealed Resident #19 was admitted on [DATE]. Diagnoses included hypocalcemia, Type II diabetes mellitus, anxiety disorder, depression, hypothyroidism, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, paranoid personality disorder, malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland, and mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition without behavioral disturbance. …

Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon

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Recent years

YearShare of Ohio citationsvs expected
20230.20%0.35×
20240.08%0.15×
20250.08%0.14×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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