Based on observations, interviews, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to honor a resident's preferred time to get out of bed each morning for one of two residents (Resident (R) 76) reviewed for choices out of a sample of 44 residents. This failure had the potential to diminish residents' quality of life, self-determination, and opportunities for social interaction. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Patient/Resident Rights, dated 10/01/20, indicated Policy: The facility employes measures to ensure patient and resident personal dignity, well-being, and self determination are maintained and will educate patients and residents regarding their rights and responsibilities.The facility provides care for each resident in a manner that promotes, maintains,… …
F561 citations in South Carolina
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
South Carolina cites F561 less often than its own record predicts
0.42 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina 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 South Carolina surveyors wrote
F561 findings written in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.95% | 1.81× |
| 2024 | 0.48% | 1.18× |
| 2025 | 0.16% | 0.42× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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