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F760 citations in Massachusetts

Significant medication errors · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F760 in Massachusetts. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Massachusetts cites F760 less often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share0.95×

0.95 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.

Share of Massachusetts citations1.23%

Of every deficiency written in Massachusetts in 2025, this is the portion that was F760.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Massachusetts surveyors wrote

F760 findings written in Massachusetts, 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.

J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedMay 13, 2025

Based on document review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure for one Resident (#40), out of a total sample of 18 residents, to ensure he/she was free from a significant medication error when the Resident's immunosuppressant medication was discontinued in error. As a result, Resident #40 missed 40 doses of tacrolimus (Prograf, an immunosuppressant medication used to prevent transplanted organ rejection) and required emergent hospitalization and medication adjustments during and after hospitalization . …

Regalcare at Taunton

G · Actual harm, isolatedMay 13, 2026

Based on records reviewed and interviews for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1), who required 1) anticonvulsant medication for epilepsy (seizure disorder) and 2) an anticoagulant (blood thinner) for a newly diagnosed deep vein thrombosis (DVT, blood clot), the Facility failed to ensure he/she was free from a significant medication error, when upon re-admission to the facility, his/her medication orders were not accurately reconciled by nursing resulting multiple missed doses of both medications. …

Care Village at Mattapan

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJune 29, 2026

Based on records reviewed and interviews, for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1), who required daily administration of a diuretic and had been newly admitted from an acute care setting, the Facility failed to ensure he/she was free from a significant medication error, when his/her medication orders were not transcribed correctly by nursing, his/her Furosemide (diuretic) 80 milligrams was omitted and as a result, he/she was not administered his/her diuretic three days in a row.Findings include:The Facility Procedure, titled Incidents and Accidents, dated 01/30/24, indicated an incident was defined as an occurrence or situation that was not consistent with the routine care of a resident, and included medication errors. …

D'Youville Senior Care

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Recent years

YearShare of Massachusetts citationsvs expected
20231.29%1.16×
20241.07%0.92×
20251.23%0.95×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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