Based on medical record review, review of an emergency medical services (EMS) run report, review of hospital records, staff and family interviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure medications were appropriately secured and inaccessible to residents. This resulted in Immediate Jeopardy and serious life-threatening harm and negative health outcomes on 06/05/26 at approximately 9:00 A.M. when Resident #46 was observed to have multiple empty medication cards (packaged by pharmacy and provided specific labeling including the resident's name, medication name and dosage, and administration times) of Keppra (an anticonvulsant medication used to treat seizures) and Baclofen (a skeletal muscle relaxant and antispasmodic) each which had an original quantity of 30 and belonged… …
F761 citations in Ohio
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
Ohio cites F761 less often than its own record predicts
0.80 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Ohio 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 Ohio surveyors wrote
F761 findings written in Ohio, 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, review of manufacturers guidelines, and policy review, the facility failed to store medications in a manner that preserved their efficacy and proper discard time frames. This had the potential to affect all residents in the facility. The facility census was 104.Findings include:On 08/19/26 at 4:15 P.M., an observation of the medication storage room on the 300 unit revealed a one milliliter vial of Tubersol (a serum used for Tuberculosis testing). The vial was open and not labeled with the date it was opened. …
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure medication refrigerators were maintained at an appropriate temperature. This had the potential to affect all residents in the facility. The facility census was 78. Findings include:Review of Station #1 Unit Temp Log Check form from 03/01/26 to 03/20/26 revealed no evidence the temperatures of the medication refrigerator were obtained on 03/05/26, 03/13/26 and 03/19/26.Review of Station #2 Unit Temp Log Check form from 03/01/26 to 03/20/26 revealed no evidence the temperatures of the medication refrigerator were obtained on 03/10/26, 03/02/26, 03/03/26, 03/04/26, 03/05/26, 03/07/26, 03/08/26, 03/09/26, 03/12/26, and 03/13/26.Review of Station #4 Unit Temp Log Check form from 03/01/26 to 03/20/26 revealed no evidence the… …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Ohio citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.43% | 0.77× |
| 2024 | 2.24% | 0.73× |
| 2025 | 2.59% | 0.80× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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