Based on staff and resident interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to acquire and administer the resident's pain medication in a timely manner causing Resident #25 to experience severe/uncontrolled pain multiple times for one (1) of five (5) residents reviewed for pain. Resident #25 The SA identified an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) that began on 9/2/23, when the facility neglected to ensure medications for pain management were available for Resident #25 who experienced severe pain requiring emergency room visits and verbalized suicidal ideation's related to the pain. Nursing staff lacked sufficient knowledge of how to obtain emergency medication from the automated medication distribution system located in the facility medication room. …
F755 citations in Mississippi
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Mississippi cites F755 less often than its own record predicts
0.12 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi in 2025, this is the portion that was F755.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Mississippi surveyors wrote
F755 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 resident and staff interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to have available and administer an ordered medication for pain control for one (1) of three (3) residents reviewed for pain medication administration. Resident #3 Findings include: Record review of facility policy titled Medication Administration - General Guidelines dated 8/25/14, revealed, Medications are administered as prescribed in accordance with good nursing principles and practices and only by persons legally authorized to do so. 2. Administration: . b. Medications are administered in accordance with written orders of the attending physician. …
Based on record review, interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure a prescribed medication was available for timely administration and failed to implement its medication-acquisition process when the medication was unavailable for one (1) of five (5) residents reviewed for medication availability. Resident #20 Findings include:Review of facility policy titled Adverse Consequences and Medication Errors undated revealed, Policy statement: The interdisciplinary team monitors medication usage to prevent and detect medication-related problems. 2. The staff and practitioner strive to minimize adverse consequences by: a. Following relevant clinical guidelines for use, dose, administration of the medication . …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.40% | 0.19× |
| 2024 | 0.50% | 0.24× |
| 2025 | 0.29% | 0.12× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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