Based on staff interviews and facility policy, the facility failed to designate a qualified individual as the Infection Preventionist (IP). The deficient practice could result in improper infection prevention practices in the facility. Findings include: An interview was conducted May 29, 2024 at 10:34 AM with Licensed Practical Nurse and designated Infection Preventionist (LPN/IP/Staff # 100) who stated although had coursework in Infection Prevention, did not have an infection prevention program certificate of completion at this time. Staff # 100 stated she had not taken the final cumulative assessment in order to receive her certificate of completion. …
F882 citations in Arizona
Infection preventionist · Infection Control Deficiencies
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Arizona cites F882 less often than its own record predicts
0.75 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Arizona in 2024, this is the portion that was F882.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arizona surveyors wrote
F882 findings written in Arizona, 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 Arizona citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.52% | 2.08× |
| 2024 | 0.15% | 0.75× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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