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F761 citations in Kansas

Drug labeling and storage · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

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

F761 in Kansas. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Kansas cites F761 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share1.05×

1.05 times the share F761 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Kansas citations3.37%

Of every deficiency written in Kansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F761.

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

In the surveyor’s words

What Kansas surveyors wrote

F761 findings written in Kansas, 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, isolatedMarch 10, 2026

The facility identified a census of 69 residents. The sample included three residents. Based on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications were secured and inaccessible to residents. On 02/11/26 at 07:55 PM, the pharmacy delivered three bags of medications to the facility, which included one white bag, one blue bag, and one red bag. The red bag contained 90 tablets (tabs) of alprazolam (a medication used to treat anxiety, panic disorders, and depression) and 90 tabs of lorazepam (a medication used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and seizure disorders). Licensed Nurse (LN) G took possession of the medications and left them in the nurse's station without securing them. At 09:55 PM, Resident (R) 1 and R2 identified the nurse's station was unmanned. …

Providence Living Center

E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternAugust 12, 2026

Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure that medications were stored safely and securely as required. Findings included:- R6's Electronic Health Record (EHR) documented diagnoses that included altered mental status (state of awareness that was different from the normal awareness of a person) and blindness in both eyes. Observed on 08/11/2026 at 07:28 AM, A tube of Coloplast/Triad Wound Care prescription medication cream was left on R6's bedside table located next to R6's bed. The prescription treatment cream was not secured in the treatment cart. …

Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center

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Recent years

YearShare of Kansas citationsvs expected
20232.52%0.79×
20242.38%0.78×
20253.37%1.05×

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

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