Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to protect a resident from misappropriation of resident property in the form of missing medication for 1 (#9) of 3 sampled residents. The failure increased the risk of the resident not having enough medication to adequately manage her anxiety. Findings include:Review of a Facility-Reported Incident for an event that occurred on 4/3/26, which was submitted as misappropriation of property, was sent to the State Survey Agency on 4/6/26. The report showed that two unlabeled syringes were found in the medication cart located at [NAME] Cottage. A review of the video surveillance in the cottage showed NF3 had placed the two syringes in the medication cart on the morning of 4/2/26. …
F602 citations in Montana
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
Montana cites F602 less often than its own record predicts
0.70 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Montana 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 Montana surveyors wrote
F602 findings written in Montana, 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 Montana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.56% | 1.76× |
| 2024 | 0.17% | 0.42× |
| 2025 | 0.31% | 0.70× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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