A. Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident's hospice (specialized care for the terminally ill) choice was honored for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for hospice choice which resulted in psychosocial harm when an actively dying resident (Resident B) was moved to an Air BnB (temporary vacation rentals) in order to maintain care with their choice of hospice after being given 8 days' notice of the facility ending the hospice contract and expired 8 days later (Residents B and C). B. …
F561 citations in Indiana
Self-determination · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Indiana cites F561 more often than its own record predicts
1.39 times the share F561 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Indiana in 2025, this is the portion that was F561.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Indiana surveyors wrote
F561 findings written in Indiana, 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.
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident's preferences were met, for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for choices (Resident 18). Findings include:During an interview, on 5/7/26 at 10:47 a.m., Resident 18 indicated she used to receive 3 showers a week until she developed the need to use a shower chair. Now she was lucky if she got 2 per week. Resident 18's record was reviewed on 5/8/26 at 2:25 p.m. The profile indicated the resident's diagnoses included, but were not limited to, multiple sclerosis unspecified (a chronic neurological disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the protective covering of the nerve cells in the brain) and diabetes mellitus with hyperglycemia (too much sugar in the blood). …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Indiana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.71% | 1.35× |
| 2024 | 0.34% | 0.82× |
| 2025 | 0.53% | 1.39× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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