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F770 citations in West Virginia

Administration Deficiencies

Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F770 in West Virginia. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

West Virginia cites F770 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share1.75×

1.75 times the share F770 takes of citations nationally.

Share of West Virginia citations0.36%

Of every deficiency written in West Virginia 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 West Virginia surveyors wrote

F770 findings written in West Virginia, 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, isolatedSeptember 30, 2025

Based on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to obtain lab services in a timely fashion for a resident. This was true for one (1) of five (5) residents reviewed for unnecessary medications throughout the Long-Term Care Survey Process. Resident identifier: #6. Facility census:157.Findings included: a) Resident #6 During a record review, completed on 09/29/2025 at 9:15 AM, there was no evidence in Resident #6's electronic medical record that blood work had been completed in the month of July 2025 as per a physician's order. The Director of Nursing (DON) was interviewed on 09/29/2025 at 12:00 PM. …

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Recent years

YearShare of West Virginia citationsvs expected
20230.25%1.15×
20240.30%1.41×
20250.36%1.75×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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