Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to develop and implement a water management program to prevent the likelihood of waterborne illnesses caused by opportunistic pathogens such as Legionella. This failed practice had the potential to affect all 114 residents in the facility based on the Midnight Census Report which was provided by the Administrator on 10/4/23 at 10:15 a.m. These findings were determined to be Immediate Jeopardy. The Surveyor provided the State Operations Manual Appendix Q Immediate Jeopardy template to the Administrator and informed of the Immediate Jeopardy on 10/5/23 at 2:43 PM. …
F880 citations in Arkansas
Infection prevention and control · Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Arkansas cites F880 more often than its own record predicts
1.99 times the share F880 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F880.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arkansas surveyors wrote
F880 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.
Based on record review, observation, interviews, facility documentation review, and facility policy review, it was determined that the facility failed to prevent a rash from spreading between residents in different rooms, on two different halls and two separate floors when reviewed for infection control and prevention for one of one infection control plan The findings include: Resident #1Review of an admission Record, indicated the facility admitted Resident #1 on 11/01/2024, with diagnoses which included Alzheimer's disease and stroke. Resident #1 resided on the first floor of the facility. Review of a Medical Diagnosis report indicated Resident #1 was diagnosed with rash and other nonspecific skin eruptions on 11/10/2025, scabies on 11/15/2025, and unspecified skin changes on 11/22/2025. …
Based on observations, interviews, and facility policy review, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure staff/volunteers performed hand hygiene during meal service to prevent the spread of infection and cross contamination. This failed practice had the potential to spread infection to all residents eating in the dining room observed for independent and dependent dining. The findings include: During an observation of the dining areas on 08/03/2026 that began at 11:47 AM, a volunteer used his bare hands to touch the outside of the drinking cups then scooped the cup into an ice chest to fill it with ice and did not use the ice scoop. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Arkansas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.93% | 0.96× |
| 2024 | 7.97% | 1.42× |
| 2025 | 12.32% | 1.99× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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