Based on staff interviews, record reviews and facility policy review, the facility failed to have an Infection Preventionist on staff, that had completed specialized training in Infection Prevention and Control, prior to State Agency (SA) entering the facility on 1/19/21, for a COVID-19 survey. This had the potential to affect 75 of 75 residents in the facility. The failure of the facility to ensure that the facility had an Infection Preventionist who had completed specialized training in Infection Control, prior to SA entering the facility on 1/19/21 caused all residents to be at risk, and in a situation that was likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment or death. …
F882 citations in Mississippi
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
Mississippi cites F882 more often than its own record predicts
1.47 times the share F882 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi in 2024, this is the portion that was F882.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
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What Mississippi surveyors wrote
F882 findings written in Mississippi, 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 staff interview and facility policy review, the facility failed to have a certified Infection Preventionist (IP) for seven (7) out of (12) months reviewed. Findings include:A review of the facility's policy, Infection Preventionist dated 3/23/26, revealed, .Policy: The facility will employ one or more qualified individuals with responsibility for implementing the facility's infection prevention and control program.Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines: 1. The facility will designate a qualified individual as Infection Preventionist (IP) whose primary role is to coordinate and be actively accountable for the facility's infection prevention and control program to include the antibiotic stewardship program.On 07/22/2026 at 3:30 PM, during an interview with the Scheduler, she… …
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