Based on observation, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident's right for self-determination as evidenced by facility staff taking a resident's chewing tobacco without notice, which he was previously granted permission to have, and resulted in the resident crying and begging in distress and continued fear of staff taking away his tobacco for one (1) of three (3) residents sampled for tobacco usage. (Resident #1) Findings include: A record review of the facility's policy Smoking/Tobacco -Free Policy-Residents dated 2019 revealed .All residents, employees, and visitors are prohibited from using any type of tobacco, snuff, e-cigarettes, and similar products, in company buildings, parking areas, on company property, or in any company owned or leased vehicle. …
F561 citations in Mississippi
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
Mississippi cites F561 more often than its own record predicts
2.75 times the share F561 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi 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 Mississippi surveyors wrote
F561 findings written in Mississippi, 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 record review, interviews, and facility policy review the facility failed to honor the stated food preferences as evidenced by not serving residents with a variety of choices of fresh fruits, as evidenced by the facility continued to provide only bananas or no fresh fruit for three (3) of (33) sampled residents. Resident # 114, Resident #50 and Resident #166. This failure limited the residents' food choices and resulted in dissatisfaction with the meals provided. Findings included:A review of the facility policy titled Resident Food Preferences, revised July 2017, revealed, Individual food preferences will be assessed upon admission and communicated to the interdisciplinary team. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.16% | 4.13× |
| 2024 | 1.61% | 3.92× |
| 2025 | 1.06% | 2.75× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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