Based on observation, facility staff and consulting staff interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to provide safe medication storage and security of medications in a manner to prevent resident access, as evidenced by a drawer of the medication cart would not lock. As a result, on [DATE] at 6:45 PM, Resident #41 was observed opening the drawer of the A Wing Medication Cart 1, which contained significant medications including Insulin and [MEDICATION NAME] tablets, as well as other medications. The facility was aware of the medication cart lock not functioning for approximately two (2) months prior to this incident, as evidenced by an interview with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #10, who stated the drawer would not lock when she started to work on [DATE]. …
F761 citations in Mississippi
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.
Against expectation — 2025
Mississippi cites F761 more often than its own record predicts
1.01 times the share F761 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi 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 Mississippi surveyors wrote
F761 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 observation, interview, record review and facility policy review the facility failed to properly store medications, as evidenced by not removing expired insulin vials within the manufacturer's 28-day in-use period for two (2) of four (4) medication carts inspected.Findings Include:Record review of the facility's policy titled Insulin Administration, dated 2001, revealed to provide guidelines for the safe administration of insulin to residents with diabetes. Check the expiration date, if drawing from an opened multi-dose vial.On 08/18/2026 at 2:55 PM, during an observation of medication cart #2 on the second-floor front hall with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #4, one opened vial of Lantus insulin, 100 units per milliliter, was dated 07/19/2026. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.97% | 0.94× |
| 2024 | 2.72% | 0.89× |
| 2025 | 3.27% | 1.01× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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