Based on the review of policy and procedure with the insititutional program director (employee #6), it was determined that facility failed to establish the structure to comply with the resident right to be treated with respect and dignity. Findings include: During the survey process it was request to the facility the resident right manual and the personnel in charge to monitor compliance with resident rights and it was found the following: 1. No personnel was assigned to be in charge or monitor compliance of facility with resident rights. 2. …
F557 citations in Puerto Rico
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Puerto Rico cites F557 more often than its own record predicts
2.65 times the share F557 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Puerto Rico in 2024, this is the portion that was F557.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Puerto Rico surveyors wrote
F557 findings written in Puerto Rico, 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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