Based on record review, staff interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure pneumococcal immunizations were administered in accordance with physician oversight, facility policy, and current CDC recommendations for one (1) of five (5) residents reviewed for immunizations (Resident #42). Specifically, after the resident representative consented to pneumococcal vaccination, the facility failed to notify the physician when the electronic medical record generated a contraindication alert related to long-term steroid therapy. Instead, the vaccine was incorrectly documented as refused without physician evaluation to determine whether administration was appropriate. …
F883 citations in Mississippi
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Mississippi cites F883 less often than its own record predicts
0.15 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi in 2025, this is the portion that was F883.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Mississippi surveyors wrote
F883 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Mississippi citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.27% | 0.31× |
| 2024 | 0.30% | 0.40× |
| 2025 | 0.10% | 0.15× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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