Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure medications were secured for 1 of 1 resident (Resident 117) observed for medications at bedside. This failure placed the residents at risk for consuming medication in excessive dosage, medical complications, and diminished quality of life. Findings included.Review of the facility policy titled, Self-Administration of Medication, reviewed 09/15/2025 documented the facility would ensure that each resident who requests to self-administer medications was assessed by the interdisciplinary team (IDT) to determine if the resident was safe to self-administer the medications. …
F761 citations in Washington
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Washington cites F761 less often than its own record predicts
0.96 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Washington 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 Washington surveyors wrote
F761 findings written in Washington, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Washington citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.97% | 0.94× |
| 2024 | 2.58% | 0.84× |
| 2025 | 3.11% | 0.96× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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