Based on policy review, record review and interviews, the facility failed to report an allegation of verbal abuse of a resident within the required timeframe of two (2) hours after the allegation was reported to facility staff. The allegation was reported to the facility on 2/14/26 at approximately 8:40 AM but was not reported to the State Agency until 2/16/26 at 11:30 AM. This was for one (1) of four (4) sampled residents. Resident #1.This failure resulted in Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) and Substandard Quality of Care (SQC) which began on 02/14/26 and placed Resident #1 and all other residents in a situation that was likely to cause serious harm, serious impairment, serious injury or death.The IJ and SQC existed at:CFR 483.12(c)(1)(4) Reporting of Alleged ViolationsScope and Severity (S/S)… …
F609 citations in Mississippi
Reporting alleged violations · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Mississippi cites F609 less often than its own record predicts
0.75 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi in 2025, this is the portion that was F609.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Mississippi surveyors wrote
F609 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 record reviews and staff interviews the facility failed to identify and report an allegation of abuse and neglect to the proper authorities within prescribed timeframes as required for one (1) of 20 residents reviewed. Resident A. Cross reference F600, F656, F697 Findings Included: Review of facility policy Freedom from Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation revised October 2022 revealed Policy Statement: Practices of omitting part of resident care or neglecting resident and misappropriation of property is to be considered as leading to abuse and should be investigated and treated as abuse .5. …
Based on observations, interviews, record review and facility policy review, the facility failed to report allegations of abuse for one (1) of three (3) residents reviewed. Resident #1Findings include: A record review of the facility's Abuse Prevention policy with a revision date of 1/25 revealed alleged violations involving abuse, neglect. are reported immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation is made.On 10/2/25 at 11:15 AM in an interview with the Director of Nursing (DON) she stated that on 9/7/25 Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) #2 told her that CNA #1 asked for help giving Resident #1 a bed bath. She stated the resident is blind and deaf. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.21% | 0.61× |
| 2024 | 1.21% | 0.53× |
| 2025 | 1.83% | 0.75× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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