Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to coordinate a resident review with the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASARR) program under Medicaid by not referring a resident that expressed suicidal ideations on admission for a significant change in status assessment for review by the State Designated Authority for one (1) of seven (7) residents sampled. Resident #1. During the admission process on 8/8/23, Resident #1 told the admitting nurse that he wanted to call a friend to pick him up and take him to jump off a bridge. During the 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM shift, on 8/9/23, a Medical Doctor's (MD) order was written for a psychiatric (psych) evaluation. On 8/9/23, Resident #1 wanted to be admitted to hospice services. …
F644 citations in Mississippi
PASARR coordination · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Mississippi cites F644 less often than its own record predicts
0.90 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi in 2025, this is the portion that was F644.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Mississippi surveyors wrote
F644 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 review and staff interview, the facility failed to coordinate Resident #20's assessments with the State Level II Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) process. The facility failed to incorporate the PASRR recommendations for psychiatric medication evaluation and monitoring, individual therapy, and psychosocial rehabilitation for one (1) of 14 residents sampled. Resident #20Findings include:Review of a statement on facility letterhead dated 7/30/26 and signed by the Administrator revealed, We do not have a policy on Behavior Health/Mental Health.Review of Level II PASRR completed on 10/7/2025 revealed the Department of Mental Health sent a PASRR notice of nursing facility approval stating Resident #20 was appropriate for nursing home level of care. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.62% | 2.27× |
| 2024 | 0.30% | 0.47× |
| 2025 | 0.58% | 0.90× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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