Based on review of the clinical record, facility documentation, facility policies, and interviews the facility failed to ensure ongoing tracking, monitoring and review of antibiotic use (antibiotic stewardship) and for 2 of 2 residents (Resident #9 and 18) reviewed for prophylactic antibiotic use, the facility failed to ensure ongoing tracking, monitoring and review of the effectiveness, benefits, and risks of the use of prophylactic antibiotic including documentation in the clinical record. Further, the facility failed to complete regular reporting of antibiotic use to medical providers for residents on prophylactic antibiotics. The findings include:1. …
F881 citations in Connecticut
Antibiotic stewardship · Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Connecticut cites F881 less often than its own record predicts
0.91 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Connecticut in 2025, this is the portion that was F881.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Connecticut surveyors wrote
F881 findings written in Connecticut, 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 observations, review of facility policy and interviews the facility failed to ensure antibiotic stewardship tracking and monitoring for review of antibiotic usage rates was completed. Based on observation(s), review of facility documentation, facility policy and interviews the facility failed to ensure antibiotic stewardship tracking and monitoring for review of antibiotic usage rates was completed.Interview and review of facility documentation with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #4 on 7/22/26 at 10:42 AM identified there was no consistent mechanism for antibiotic stewardship tracking and monitoring of the rate of antibiotic use with review of those rates with the practitioners. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Connecticut citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.50% | 1.08× |
| 2024 | 0.33% | 0.74× |
| 2025 | 0.44% | 0.91× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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