Based on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that laboratory studies were promptly obtained as ordered by the physician for one of five clinical records reviewed (Resident R2).Findings include:Review of Resident R1's physician progress note dated September 6, 2025, indicated that resident was noted with elevated potassium level 5.5. and indicated that the blood likely hemolyzed (a condition where red blood cells (RBCs) burst, releasing their contents into the blood plasma or serum, which gives it a reddish tinge after centrifugation) and to repeat BMP (Basic Metabolic Panel) on September 8, 2025Review of Resident R1's physician progress note dated September 12, 2025, indicated that repeat BMP ordered for September 8, 2025, was… …
F772 citations in Pennsylvania
Administration Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Pennsylvania cites F772 more often than its own record predicts
3.28 times the share F772 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Pennsylvania in 2025, this is the portion that was F772.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Pennsylvania surveyors wrote
F772 findings written in Pennsylvania, 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.
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Pennsylvania citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.04% | 2.50× |
| 2025 | 0.03% | 3.28× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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