Based on policy review, record review and interviews the facility failed to provide emergency basic life support immediately when needed, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), to a resident requiring such care or initiate the emergency response system in accordance with related physician's orders and the resident's advance directives for one (1) of four (4) sampled residents. Resident #1 The facility's failure to review and implement the code status according to the advance directives resulted in Resident #1 not receiving CPR and emergency services. The resident subsequently expired at the facility. …
F678 citations in Mississippi
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Mississippi cites F678 less often than its own record predicts
0.48 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi in 2024, this is the portion that was F678.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Mississippi surveyors wrote
F678 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 staff interview, record review, facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure a Physician's Order was obtained to verify Resident #20 and #92's code status, for two (2) of 29 residents reviewed. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Advance Directives, revised (MONTH) 2007, revealed at the time of admission each resident will be given written information regarding resident rights and advance directives. At that time, each resident will be requested to furnish us with copies of all effective advance directives. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.27% | 1.44× |
| 2024 | 0.10% | 0.48× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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