Number of residents sampled: Number of residents cited: Based on record review, observations, interviews, facility policy review, it was determined the facility failed to maintain an accepted professional standard of practice and maintain medical records with accurate documentation for two (Resident #59 and Resident #10) of two residents reviewed. Specifically, Registered Nurse (RN) #1 logged into the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and allowed Medication Assistant-Certified (MAC) #2 to review, pull, sign out and administer medication to Resident #10 and Resident #59 under RN #1's name in the Medication Administration Record (MAR) on 07/08/2026 during the morning medication pass. …
F842 citations in Arkansas
Medical records · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Arkansas cites F842 less often than its own record predicts
0.16 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F842.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arkansas surveyors wrote
F842 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.
Complaints # (AR 719)was substantiated, all or in part, with the following findings: Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure regular updates on the resident's status were documented in the clinical record to ensure up-to-date information was available and promote continuity of care for 1 (Resident #5) of 13 (Residents # 1-13) case mix residents whose clinical records were reviewed. The failed practice had the potential to affect all 102 residents who resided in the facility, as documented on the Resident Census and Conditions of Residents form provided by the Minimum Data Set Coordinator on 7/19/18. The findings are: Resident #5 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and had [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Arkansas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.15% | 0.10× |
| 2025 | 0.36% | 0.16× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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