Based on observation, record review, and staff interview the facility failed to prevent the misappropriation of medications for 13 (Residents #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12 and #13) of 100 residents residing in the facility. Six (Residents #1, #3, #7, #8, #9 and #11) of 13 residents identified with tampered medication cards received unknown medications. A facility nurse tampered with packaging of medication cards, substituting various pills in place of the narcotics. Some residents received the substituted drugs. Receiving incorrect or unknown medications has the risk for serious harm by under-medication, over-medication, medication interaction, and/or anaphylactic allergic drug reaction from the substituted drugs. …
F602 citations in Florida
Misappropriation and exploitation · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Florida cites F602 less often than its own record predicts
0.29 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Florida in 2025, this is the portion that was F602.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Florida surveyors wrote
F602 findings written in Florida, 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, record review and facility policy the facility failed to protect the residents' rights to be free from misappropriation of residents' property for 6 (Residents #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6) of 6 residents reviewed out of 51residents whose personal funds are managed by the facility. The findings included:Review of the Facility's Policy titled Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation & Misappropriation with an effective date of [DATE], and a revision date of [DATE] documented: It is inherent in the nature and dignity of each resident at the center the he/she be afforded basic human rights, including the right to be free from abuse, neglect, mistreatment, exploitation and/or misappropriation of property. …
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to protect the resident's right to be free from misappropriation of property for 1 (Resident #1) of 3 residents reviewed.The findings included:Review of the facility policy titled Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Misappropriation, Mistreatment and Injury of Unknown Origin (ANEMMI), revision date 3/2025 revealed Misappropriation of resident property means the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful, temporary, or permanent use of a resident's belongings or money without the resident's consent.On 2/3/26 at 10:30 a.m., the Regional Director of Operations provided incident investigations for November 2025 which included an investigation into an allegation of misappropriation of resident's property. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Florida citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.12% | 0.36× |
| 2024 | 0.03% | 0.07× |
| 2025 | 0.13% | 0.29× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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