Based on record review, staff interview, and policy and procedure review, the facility failed to ensure Resident #141 was free from being chemically restrained for one (1) of six (6) residents reviewed for Resident Rights. The facility called the local police department and allowed the policemen to stand in Resident #141's bedroom while he was administered an intramuscular (IM) injection of [MEDICATION NAME] for the purpose of calming/controlling his behavior. On Sunday, March 1, 2020, Resident #141 was witnessed by Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #1 and Resident #14 to be inappropriately, sexually touching/fondling a severely cognitively impaired, Resident #34. LPN #1 separated the two residents and rolled Resident #141 in his wheelchair to his room. …
F605 citations in Mississippi
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Mississippi cites F605 more often than its own record predicts
1.09 times the share F605 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi in 2025, this is the portion that was F605.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Mississippi surveyors wrote
F605 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 observation, interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure a resident was free from unnecessary medications when the resident received an antipsychotic medication without an appropriate diagnosis and without informed consent, which resulted in lethargy, weight loss, and poor meal intake for one (1) of five (5) residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. Resident #79.Findings include:A review of the facility's policy titled .Use of Psychotropic Medication(s), dated 9/17/25, revealed, .It is the intent of this policy to ensure that residents only receive psychotropic medications when other nonpharmacological interventions are clinically contraindicated.During an observation on 10/6/25 at 12:15 PM, Resident #79 was observed asleep in her… …
Based on observation, interview, facility policy review and record review, the facility failed to ensure that a resident was free from unnecessary medications, specifically by failing to monitor and respond to clinically significant adverse effects including excessive daytime sedation associated with a concurrent regimen of five (5) sedating/psychotropic medications for one (1) of (5) sampled residents reviewed for unnecessary medication. Resident #3. Findings included: Record review of the facility policy Unnecessary Medications dated 5/24 revealed, It is the policy of this facility that unnecessary medications will not be given to the resident . During an observation on 5/11/26 at 2:10 PM, revealed the resident was asleep in bed and not easily awakened. …
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