47874 Based on observation, interview, record review and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure residents received the necessary care and treatment for pressure ulcers to prevent complications and worsening of wounds for three (3) of five (5) residents reviewed for pressure ulcers. Resident #52, Resident #103 and #269 The facility's failure to provide necessary care and treatments for pressure ulcers caused worsening of pressure ulcers for Resident #52, Resident #103, and Resident #269 and placed all other residents at risk for skin breakdown in a situation with the likelihood of serious harm, injury, impairment, or death. …
F686 citations in Mississippi
Pressure ulcers · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Mississippi cites F686 less often than its own record predicts
0.59 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi in 2025, this is the portion that was F686.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Mississippi surveyors wrote
F686 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 and resident interviews, record reviews and facility policy review, the facility failed to provide treatment and services to prevent pressure ulcers for one (1) of four (4) residents reviewed for pressure ulcers. Resident #1. The facility failed to provide treatment and services to prevent pressure ulcers, specifically routine skin audits and documentation. Resident #1 acquired a pressure ulcer that was not identified until it progressed to a Stage 4 requiring treatment and antibiotics. The wound was discovered by a family member and brought to the facility's attention on 8/10/2026. …
Based on record review, staff interview, and facility policy review the facility failed to ensure a resident who was admitted with multiple pressure ulcers and other wounds received necessary treatment and services to promote healing and prevent worsening by failing to obtain wound treatment orders and initiate wound care upon admission for one (1) of three (3) residents reviewed for pressure ulcers. Resident #1.Findings included:Record review of the facility policy Wound Care revealed Policy.Wound Care Orders and Care Plans. Each individual wound site requires a separate wound care order.A record review of progress notes for Resident #1, dated 4/17/26, revealed the resident refused assessment of her wounds. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.35% | 0.66× |
| 2024 | 1.41% | 0.68× |
| 2025 | 1.15% | 0.59× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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