Based on record review observations, and interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure lab specimen supplies were not expired and lab specimens were stored in a refrigerator 36 degrees Fahrenheit (F) to 46 degrees F and away from food items. The findings include: Review of an admission Record indicated Resident #44 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses which included fracture of upper end of left humerus (broken left arm), displaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur (broken left hip), embolism, blood clot in the lower left leg and thrombophilia (an increased tendency for the blood to clot). …
F770 citations in Arkansas
Administration Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Arkansas cites F770 less often than its own record predicts
0.87 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F770.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arkansas surveyors wrote
F770 findings written in Arkansas, 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 Arkansas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.23% | 1.05× |
| 2024 | 0.06% | 0.28× |
| 2025 | 0.18% | 0.87× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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