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.
F761 in Puerto Rico. Pick another state for the same tag.
No F761 citations were recorded in Puerto Rico for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What Puerto Rico surveyors wrote
F761 findings written in Puerto Rico, 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.
F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadMay 21, 2026
Based on observations and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure medications and supplements from unauthorized access.Findings include: 1.On 05/21/2026 at 8:40 AM, during medication administration observations, Registered Nurse (employee #5), were observed leaving the medication cart unlocked and unattended while administering medications to residents. Further observation revealed a four unsecured basket attached to the medication cart containing supplements, syringes, needles and saline flush syringes that were readily accessible to unauthorized individuals. During an interview with the Head Nurse (employee #4) on 05/21/2026 at 8:55 AM, she states that the drawers have locks, so they must remain closed.
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