Based on observations, resident interviews, staff interviews, review of facility policies and Safety Data Sheets (standardized document that provides detailed information about the hazards, safe handling, storage, and emergency measures for chemical substances or mixtures), and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections by failing to have working laundry equipment to ensure clean and sanitized linens/laundry. …
F880 citations in Pennsylvania
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
Pennsylvania cites F880 less often than its own record predicts
0.63 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania surveyors wrote
F880 findings written in Pennsylvania, 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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) guidance, facility policy and documents, review of clinical records, and resident and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program by failing to document surveillance of residents and staff with GI illness, failed to preclude ill staff from working, failed to educate staff on appropriate precautions related to GI illness, resulting in the actual harm of 26 of 43 residents contracting GI illness (Residents R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, and R26), and the actual harm of two residents being hospitalized (Resident R14 and R25). …
Based on review of select facility policies and procedures, observation, clinical record review, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to implement appropriate transmission based precautions (TBP) for two of two residents reviewed on TBP (Residents 45 and 12) and ensure an environment free from the potential spread of infection with the storage of resident supplies on one of two nursing units (Annex; Residents 43 and 50).Findings include: Observation on September 15, 2026, at 11:35 AM of Resident 43's room revealed an uncovered toilet riser was sitting on the floor to the left of the toilet, leaning against the wall. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Pennsylvania citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.42% | 0.66× |
| 2024 | 3.67% | 0.65× |
| 2025 | 3.90% | 0.63× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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