Based on staff interviews, record reviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to implement the facility policy to ensure all staff are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 for three (3) of 43 staff employed by the facility. Findings include: Record review of policy titled, Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and Procedure, with the latest revision date of 04/22, revealed, .Purpose: Vaccination is a vital tool to reduce the presence and severity of COVID-19 cases in the workplace, in communities, and in the nation as a whole. This facility has adopted this policy on mandatory vaccination to safeguard the health of our staff and residents from the hazards of COVID-19 Scope: . …
F888 citations in Mississippi
Infection Control Deficiencies
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2023
Mississippi cites F888 more often than its own record predicts
2.71 times the share F888 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Mississippi in 2023, this is the portion that was F888.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Mississippi surveyors wrote
F888 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 interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to follow policies and procedures which addressed a process for ensuring the implementation of additional precautions intended to mitigate the transmission and spread of COVID-19 for all staff who are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19. This had the potential to affect 24 of 24 residents in the facility. Findings include: A review of the facility's policy, Coronavirus (COVID-19, revised 02/23, revealed . Additional Precautions: Staff who are not yet fully vaccinated, or who have been granted an exception or who have a temporary delay as recommended by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), will adhere to additional precautions that are intended to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. …
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