Based on facility policy review, medical record review, and interview the facility failed to provide a rationale for the continued use of an as needed (PRN) antianxiety medication beyond 14 days for 1 resident (Resident #19) of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. The findings include: Review of the facility's undated policy titled, Psychotropic Medication Use Guidelines, revealed .PRN orders all psychotropic drugs shall be used only when the medication is necessary to treat a diagnosed specific condition that is documented in the clinical record, and for a limited duration (i.e. …
F605 citations in Tennessee
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
Tennessee cites F605 less often than its own record predicts
0.49 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Tennessee 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 Tennessee surveyors wrote
F605 findings written in Tennessee, 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.
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