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 Wisconsin. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Wisconsin cites F761 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.71×
0.71 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Wisconsin citations2.30%
Of every deficiency written in Wisconsin in 2025, this is the portion that was F761.
Wisconsin2.30%
National3.22%
Share of all citations that were F761.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Wisconsin surveyors wrote
F761 findings written in Wisconsin, 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.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 19, 2026
Based on observation, interview, and record review, 1 of 1 medication rooms failed to store and double lock schedule II medications in 1 of 1 medication rooms. One medication room had lorazepam which was stored in an unlocked refrigerator.Findings:Facility policy titled, Storing and Labeling Medications, reviewed 08/2021 stated,.3. Controlled substances: Schedule II medications shall be stored in a separated locked cabinet in the medications room.5. Refrigeration: Medications requiring refrigeration shall be kept in the locked refrigerator in the medication room. On 08/17/2026 at 3:06 PM, Surveyor noted the refrigerator was not locked as Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) D was showing Surveyor the medication room. …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadJune 6, 2018
Based on observation and interview the facility did not ensure Scheduled II medications were properly secured.
The facility's contingency supply of Schedule II medications were not doubled like and in a permanently affixed compartment or container. This was discovered in the facility's only medication room. This has the potential to affect all of the residents at the facility.
This is evidenced by:
On 6/6/18 at 9:10 AM, Surveyor reviewed the storage and security of the medications in the facility's only medication room. A black plastic tackle box/storage box contained the Schedule II medications. This small box was in an unlocked cabinet with a red tag closure that is designed to break apart should someone need to get into it.
In the box were the following narcotics. …
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