Based on record review and interview it was determined that for one (R20) out of three residents reviewed for transmission-based precautions the facility failed to ensure that a physician was notified promptly of laboratory results. Findings include:Review of R20's clinical record revealed: 12/8/25 - A physician's order was written for R20 to have a urinalysis culture and sensitivity test completed. 12/11/25 - R20's urinalysis culture and sensitivity was collected by the contracted laboratory. 12/13/25 - The results of R20's urinalysis culture and sensitivity were relayed to the facility by phone to E24 (LPN). R20's progress notes lacked evidence that E24 relayed the results to R20's physician or nurse practitioner. …
F773 citations in Delaware
Administration Deficiencies
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Delaware cites F773 more often than its own record predicts
11.37 times the share F773 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Delaware in 2025, this is the portion that was F773.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Delaware surveyors wrote
F773 findings written in Delaware, 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 Delaware citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.53% | 4.62× |
| 2024 | 0.35% | 3.18× |
| 2025 | 1.49% | 11.37× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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