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F676 citations in Kansas

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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F676 in Kansas. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Kansas cites F676 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share1.62×

1.62 times the share F676 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Kansas citations0.48%

Of every deficiency written in Kansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F676.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Kansas surveyors wrote

F676 findings written in Kansas, 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.

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 12, 2026

Based on observation, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to provide care and services to prevent further decline in range of motion when staff failed to provide Resident (R)13's adaptive eating utensils and further failed to have a consistent method of communication for R9, whose primary language was not English. Findings Included:- 1. R13's Electronic Medical Record (EMR) from the Diagnoses tab documented diagnoses of hemiparesis/hemiplegia (weakness and paralysis on one side of the body) following a cerebral infarction (stroke - sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen caused by impaired blood flow to the brain by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain) affecting the right non-dominant side, vascular dementia (a progressive mental disorder characterized by… …

Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center

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Recent years

YearShare of Kansas citationsvs expected
20230.40%1.13×
20240.89%2.46×
20250.48%1.62×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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