Based on record review, and interviews with staff, family, and physician the facility failed to obtain an x-ray as ordered when a resident fell . This was for one (Resident # 1) of three residents reviewed for completion of diagnostic tests. The findings included: Resident # 1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses of stroke, muscle weakness, dysphagia, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, and hearing loss. Resident # 1's admission Minimum Data Set assessment, dated 2/28/24, coded the resident as severely cognitively impaired. On 3/11/24 at 12:33 AM Nurse # 1 documented the following information in a nursing entry. Resident # 1 had an unwitnessed fall. The physician and the responsible party had been notified. …
F776 citations in North Carolina
Administration Deficiencies
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
North Carolina cites F776 less often than its own record predicts
0.70 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina in 2024, this is the portion that was F776.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What North Carolina surveyors wrote
F776 findings written in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.05% | 1.00× |
| 2024 | 0.04% | 0.70× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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