Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure each resident was free from the misappropriation of property. Specifically, for 11 of 21 sampled residents, a nurse stole controlled substance pain medications.The facility developed and implemented a corrective action plan before the survey start date. The facility's corrective action plan, which was developed and implemented by March 19, 2026, included the following measures: an immediate facility-wide baseline narcotic audit to verify that all controlled substances were accurately accounted for, immediate investigation and resolution of identified discrepancies, implementation of a new standardized narcotic tracking process, revision of narcotic count sheets to require documentation on medication receipt,… …
F602 citations in Utah
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
Utah cites F602 less often than its own record predicts
0.99 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Utah 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 Utah surveyors wrote
F602 findings written in Utah, 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 Utah citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.69% | 2.16× |
| 2024 | 0.35% | 0.83× |
| 2025 | 0.45% | 0.99× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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