Based on interview, record review and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure an antibiotic was not used without the presence of a diagnosed infection for 1 of 1 resident (Resident (R)9) reviewed for antibiotic stewardship out of a total sample of 49. The failure had the potential to increase the risk of adverse events, including the development of antibiotic-resistant organism, from unnecessary or inappropriate antibiotic use.Findings include:Review of the facility's policy titled, Antibiotic Stewardship, dated 2001, revealed, The antibiotics will be prescribed and administered to residents under the guidance of the facility's antibiotic stewardship program . …
F881 citations in South Carolina
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
South Carolina cites F881 more often than its own record predicts
1.33 times the share F881 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina 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 South Carolina surveyors wrote
F881 findings written in South 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of South Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.24% | 0.51× |
| 2024 | 0.65% | 1.44× |
| 2025 | 0.64% | 1.33× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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