Based on resident interview, staff interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure a resident was free from involuntary seclusion for one (1) of five (5) residents reviewed for involuntary seclusion. Resident #1 On 6/7/21, at approximately 4:00 PM, the Administrator was notified by Employee #1 that a dirty linen cart and a Hoyer lift was in front of the door of Resident #1's room. The cart and lift were blocking the door preventing Resident #1's exit from the room. Employee #2 removed the objects from the doorway. The Administrator viewed camera footage and noted at 3:45 PM Registered Nurse (RN) #5 assisted Resident #1 to his room due to him being naked in the hallway. …
F603 citations in Mississippi
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Mississippi cites F603 more often than its own record predicts
2.13 times the share F603 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi in 2025, this is the portion that was F603.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Mississippi surveyors wrote
F603 findings written in Mississippi, 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 observations, resident/staff interviews, medical record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure a resident's right to be free from involuntary seclusion for one (1) of three (3) residents on transmission-based precautions (TBP). Resident #40 Findings include: Review of facility policy titled, Incident Investigation & Reporting dated 11/09/2009, reviewed 1/14/2025, revealed, .Each resident residing in this facility has the right to be free from any type of abuse .includes but is not limited to free from .involuntary seclusion .Involuntary Seclusion: Separation of a resident from other residents or from his/her room or confinement to his/her room . …
Based on observations, resident and staff interviews, record review, and a review of facility policy, the facility failed to honor residents' rights by secluding two (2) of twenty (20) residents in a locked Memory Care unit without proper assessment. This practice violated the residents' right to be free from involuntary seclusion. Resident #23 and Resident #83Findings Include: Review of the facility policy titled, Abuse Component Plan, with an effective date of 10/24/22, revealed under policy, Residents have the right to be free from abuse, neglect, misappropriation of resident property, and exploitation. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.10% | 1.98× |
| 2025 | 0.10% | 2.13× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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