Based on observation, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from unnecessary psychotropic medications for 3 (Residents (R)10, R51, and R127) of 6 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications in a total sample of 31. The facility failed to ensure adequate monitoring had occurred for R10's use of an antipsychotic medication. In addition, the facility failed to ensure psychotropic medications had a stop date in excess of 14 days. These failures placed the residents at risk of having unmet care needs and a decreased quality of life.Findings Include:Review of the facility policy titled, Psychotropic Medication Use, dated February 2025 revealed, . …
F756 citations in South Carolina
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Against expectation — 2025
South Carolina cites F756 less often than its own record predicts
0.81 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F756.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Carolina surveyors wrote
F756 findings written in South Carolina, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of South Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.71% | 0.75× |
| 2025 | 0.64% | 0.81× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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