Based on observation, review of facility infection control documentation, staff interview, review of policy and procedures, and CDC guidelines, the facility failed to ensure transmission-based precautions were followed consistently and correctly to prevent the spread of communicable disease. This failure resulted in an unacceptable risk to resident health and a determination of immediate jeopardy. In addition the facility failed to ensure acceptable infection control practices were followed related to hand hygiene during 1 observation of meal service. The census was 140. The findings were: 1. …
F880 citations in Wyoming
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
Wyoming cites F880 more often than its own record predicts
1.45 times the share F880 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Wyoming 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 Wyoming surveyors wrote
F880 findings written in Wyoming, 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, review of infection control program data, medical record review, and staff and resident interview, the facility failed to ensure elements of the infection prevention program were effective in preventing spread of COVID-19. These elements included adherence to transmission based precautions, proper cleaning of equipment, and proper hand hygiene. This pattern of infection control breaches contributed to the continuation of the COVID-19 outbreak at the facility, resulting in harm to residents as COVID-19 infections continued to rise. The facility census was 88 (12/3/20). …
Based on observation, staff interview, medical record review, and policy and procedure review, the facility failed to ensure an infection prevention and control program was designed to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections for 1 of 9 sample residents (#178). The findings were: 1. Review of the admission MDS assessment dated [DATE] showed resident #178 had a BIMS score of 3 out of 15, which indicated severe cognitive impairment, and diagnoses which included non-traumatic brain dysfunction, cerebrovascular accident, and non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage. Further review showed the resident had an indwelling catheter and required supervision for personal hygiene. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Wyoming citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.67% | 1.29× |
| 2024 | 8.89% | 1.58× |
| 2025 | 8.94% | 1.45× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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