Based on observations, staff, resident and resident representative's interviews, record review and facility policy review the facility failed to ensure a resident was free from physical restraints as evidenced by a full side rail used without an assessment, medical symptom, or ongoing evaluation for one (1) of seven (7) residents reviewed with full side rails. Resident # 16 Findings include: Record review revealed the facility policy titled, Restraints with a revision date of 09/18 revealed, It is the philosophy of this facility that a resident has the right to be free from any physical or chemical restraints not required to treat the resident's medical symptoms. Restraints may not be used for the convenience of the nursing staff or as punishment to the resident. …
F604 citations in Mississippi
Restraints · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Mississippi cites F604 more often than its own record predicts
2.27 times the share F604 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi in 2025, this is the portion that was F604.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Mississippi surveyors wrote
F604 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 Residents' Rights review, record review and interviews the facility failed to prohibit the use of physical restraint to unnecessarily inhibit freedom of movement for one (1) of five (5) sampled residents. Resident #1. Findings Included:Record review of the facility document titled, Resident Rights Updated 4/04/25 revealed the document stated, Employees shall treat all residents with kindness, respect, and dignity .Record review of the facility policy titled, PHYSICAL RESTRAINT dated 2/20/2012 revealed the policy stated, Restrains shall only be used for the safety and well-being of the residents and only after other alternatives have been tried unsuccessfully, and only with the informed consent from the resident, physician and/or responsible party.Physical restrains shall not be… …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.35% | 3.52× |
| 2024 | 0.91% | 2.48× |
| 2025 | 0.86% | 2.27× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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