Based on observation, interviews, and record review the facility failed to provide training and competency skills to the treatment nurse to ensure she had adequate knowledge to provide care and services to residents with skin concerns and pressure ulcers for two (2) of five (5) residents reviewed with wounds. Resident #52 and Resident #103 The facility's failure to ensure licensed staff had appropriate training and competency skills to provide wound treatments put Resident #52 and Resident #103 and all other residents who are at risk for skin breakdown at risk for serious harm, serious injury, serious impairment, or death. …
F726 citations in Mississippi
Competent nursing staff · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Mississippi cites F726 less often than its own record predicts
0.80 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi in 2025, this is the portion that was F726.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Mississippi surveyors wrote
F726 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 interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure nursing staff were competent to perform duties related to safe medication administration and clinical decision making for one (1) of (1) residents reviewed for dialysis related care. Resident #14 Findings Include: Record review of the facility policy Administering Medications dated 2001 revealed Medications are administered in a safe and timely manner and as prescribed . 8. If a dosage is believed to be inappropriate or excessive for a resident, or a medication has been identified as having a potential adverse consequences for the resident or is suspected of being associated with adverse consequences, the person preparing or administering the medication will contact the prescriber, the resident's… …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.67% | 1.10× |
| 2024 | 0.50% | 0.77× |
| 2025 | 0.48% | 0.80× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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