Based on interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to monitor, protect, and prevent misappropriation of narcotic medication for 1 of 3 residents (Resident (R)8) reviewed for misappropriation out of a total sample of 21 residents. This failure had the potential to place all residents receiving narcotic pain medication at risk of serious harm of uncontrolled pain due to drug diversion. Cross-Reference: F755 Pharmacy Services. The facility's failure to ensure prevention of misappropriation of property related to narcotic drug diversion had the potential to cause serious harm. Immediate Jeopardy was identified on 03/03/25 and was determined to exist on 02/26/25 in the area of S483.12 Misappropriation F602 at a scope and severity (S/S) of J. …
F602 citations in South Carolina
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
South Carolina cites F602 more often than its own record predicts
2.50 times the share F602 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina 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 South Carolina surveyors wrote
F602 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.
Based on interview, record review, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to protect and prevent misappropriation of Resident (R)1's personal funds. Findings include: Review of facility policy titled Prevention of Patient Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Mistreatment, and Misappropriation of Property last revised 10/27/20, revealed It is the policy of the facility and its affiliated entities to actively preserve each patient's right to be free from verbal, sexual, physical, and mental abuse, corporal punishment, involuntary seclusion, neglect, exploitation, mistreatment, and misappropriation of patient property. …
Based on review of facility policy, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure Resident (R)12's right to be free from misappropriation of resident property by failing to prevent or protect the resident's three rings from being taken without the resident's consent. This deficient practice was identified in 1 of 4 residents reviewed for misappropriation of property.Findings include:Review of the facility's policy titled Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, or Mistreatment, revised on 11/01/17, revealed that the facility's leadership prohibits neglect, mental, physical, and verbal abuse, involuntary seclusion, corporal punishment, and misappropriation of a resident's property or funds. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of South Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.95% | 2.94× |
| 2024 | 1.77% | 4.26× |
| 2025 | 1.12% | 2.50× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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