Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure choice of an attending physician was honored for one (R288) of three residents reviewed for choices. Findings include: On 8/5/24 at 10:30 AM, R288 was observed lying in bed. A sign announcing Contact Precautions was posted on the door and a isolation cart was observed in the hallway immediately outside R288's room which contained personal protection equipment (PPE) including isolation gowns and gloves. R288 was asked about care at the facility. R288 explained their doctor, Dr. F, had come in the day before, but was touching their PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) line and the dressing over the wound on their foot without gloves . when they told Dr. F to put on gloves, Dr. …
F555 citations in Michigan
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Michigan cites F555 more often than its own record predicts
1.19 times the share F555 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Michigan in 2024, this is the portion that was F555.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Michigan surveyors wrote
F555 findings written in Michigan, 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 Michigan citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.03% | 4.86× |
| 2024 | 0.02% | 1.19× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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