Based on observation, interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to implement appropriate infection prevention and control practices to prevent and contain the spread of influenza (flu) when three (3) residents (Residents #1, #53, and #63) tested positive between 10/8/25 and 10/12/25 for (59) of (59) residents in the facility. Additionally, the facility failed to implement Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) during catheter care (a high contact care activity) for Resident #49.The facility's failure to identify the presence of an outbreak, initiate droplet precautions, post appropriate signage, notify the local health department, provide staff and family education regarding the outbreak, ensure the Infection Preventionist and clinical leadership verified… …
F880 citations in Mississippi
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
Mississippi cites F880 more often than its own record predicts
1.07 times the share F880 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi 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 Mississippi surveyors wrote
F880 findings written in Mississippi, 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 observation, staff interview, record review and facility policy review the facility failed to perform hand hygiene during wound care, Foley and suprapubic catheter care, and Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube care (Resident's #34 and #42) Resident #34 currently has a foul odor and purulent discharge from facility acquired pressure wounds of the right lower leg and right heel with a history of recent multiple pressure ulcer infections. Resident #42 has two (2) facility acquired pressure ulcers with a history of pressure ulcer infection. This is for two (2) of 10 residents observed during direct patient care. …
Based on observation, interview, record review and facility policy review the facility failed to follow infection prevention guidelines for two (2) of seven (7) residents observed during medication administration and care observations. Resident #12 and Resident #138 Findings Include: Record review of the facility policy Handwashing/Hand Hygiene with a revision date of 8/2015 revealed, Policy Statement: This facility considers hand hygiene the primary, means to prevent the spread of infections .7b. Before and after contact with residents .7h. Before moving from a contaminated body site to a clean body site during resident care .7m. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.21% | 1.20× |
| 2024 | 5.95% | 1.06× |
| 2025 | 6.63% | 1.07× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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