F880 in North Carolina. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
North Carolina cites F880 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.76×
0.76 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of North Carolina citations4.72%
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F880.
North Carolina4.72%
National6.18%
Share of all citations that were F880.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What North Carolina surveyors wrote
F880 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.
J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedDecember 12, 2025
Based on observation, record review, and interviews with staff and the Physician's Assistant (PA), facility staff used a shared blood glucose meter located in the medication cart without cleaning and disinfecting it before and after each use. This occurred while there were two residents identified with a known bloodborne pathogen in the facility with 1 of the 2 residents requiring blood glucose monitoring. Shared blood glucose meters can be contaminated with blood and must be disinfected after each use with an approved product and procedure. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedSeptember 17, 2026
Based on observations, record reviews and staff interviews, the facility failed to implement their Infection Control policy and procedures for Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) when Nurse #1 failed to apply a protective gown prior to a high contact care activity that involved administering intravenous (IV) medication through a resident's (Resident #101) peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) (a long thin tube inserted in a vein in the upper arm and threaded to a large vein near the heart to deliver medications over a long period of time). This occurred for 1 of 9 staff members reviewed for infection control practices (Nurse #1). …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadJune 1, 2018
Based on observations, record reviews, and staff interviews, the facility failed to wear gloves during the administration of insulin and the removal and application of a patch for one of one resident (Resident #169) resulting in a possible staff member exposure to a bloodborne pathogen and reception of the medication through skin absorption.
Findings included:
A review of a facility in-service entitled Infection Control Policy Safe Medication Administration, Handwashing, Use of PPE dated 05/02/18 was conducted. It stated gloves were to be worn when staff performed procedures that they may encounter bodily fluids. This included performing ADLs (activities of daily living) such as mouth care, bathing and perineal (genital area). …
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