Based on record review, and interviews with staff, Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, the facility failed to address a psychiatric Nurse Practitioner recommendation to increase the medication trazadone (an antidepressant used to manage restlessness and anxiety and is used as a sleep aid) for a resident (Resident # 110) diagnosed with dementia who had a known pattern of wandering behaviors and nighttime sleep disturbance. This deficient practice was for 1 of 1 resident (Resident # 110) sampled for dementia care.Findings included:Resident #110 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses which included dementia, anxiety, restlessness, and agitation.A physician order in Resident #110's electronic health record dated 11/23/25 written by the Nurse Practitioner indicated trazadone… …
F744 citations in North Carolina
Dementia care · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
North Carolina cites F744 less often than its own record predicts
0.38 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina in 2024, this is the portion that was F744.
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What North Carolina surveyors wrote
F744 findings written in North Carolina, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
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Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to develop a care plan that addressed dementia care for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for comprehensive care plans (Resident #39). The findings included: Resident #39 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included Dementia and Insomnia. Review of Resident #39's care plan updated on 8/7/2024 revealed a focus area for dementia was not reflected in the care plan. A review of Resident #39's Nursing progress note dated 9/21/2024 at 11:18 P.M. revealed the resident refused the previous shift nurse to complete wound care. In an interview with Nurse #12 on 9/25/2024 at 12:03 P.M. …
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