Based on review of the facility policy, record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a medication administration error rate of less than 5 percent for 2 out of 38 opportunities for error. The medication error rate was 5.26%. Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Medication Administration states under the Purpose section the following: To provide residents with safe, accurate medication administration. The Guidelines section states the following: 1. Medications will be administered following the six (6) rights of medication administration a. The right order(valid prescriber order); d. The right dose; f. The right practices(correct, accepted standards of practice and manufacturer's specifications). …
F759 citations in South Carolina
Medication error rate · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
South Carolina cites F759 more often than its own record predicts
2.07 times the share F759 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F759.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Carolina surveyors wrote
F759 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 | 2.13% | 1.74× |
| 2024 | 2.74% | 2.55× |
| 2025 | 2.24% | 2.07× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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