Based on observations, record reviews, and interviews, the facility failed to provide a safe living environment for all residents by failing to maintain the Automatic Fire Sprinkler System (AFSS). This can result in the system not activating as designed and has the potential to affect all 187 residents.Additionally, the facility failed to ensure the environment remained free of potential hazards for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for accidents (Resident #160).The findings included:A tour of the facility was conducted on 1/12/2026 by the Life Safety surveyor at 12:00 PM. …
F908 citations in Florida
Equipment in safe condition · Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Florida cites F908 more often than its own record predicts
1.23 times the share F908 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Florida in 2025, this is the portion that was F908.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Florida surveyors wrote
F908 findings written in Florida, 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 observations, interviews, and record review the facility failed to ensure that all essential equipment in the kitchen was maintained in a safe operating condition, by failing to clear ice in freezer (on plastic flaps, on floor, and hanging from ceiling and conduits coils); failing to keep garbage disposal from leaking/keeping clean; and failing to have covered drains, unbroken floorboards, and unbroken tiles throughout the kitchen.The findings include:On 8/19/2026 at 10:41 AM, a tour of the facility's kitchen was conducted with the Culinary Director. The following observations were made: A double compartment sink was present, with one compartment covered by a large pan, obstructing intended use. …
Based on observation record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the medication refrigerators for three out of three medication rooms in the facility were plugged into an emergency outlet to maintain medications at adequate temperature in event of an emergency. This deficient practice has the potential to affect any of the 214 residents residing in the in the facility at the time of the survey. The findings include: On 10/15/19 at 10:20 AM during observation of Medication room on the East Wing with the pharmacy consultant and the Charge Nurse (Staff V), revealed the medication refrigeration was not plugged into an emergency outlet. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Florida citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.66% | 1.41× |
| 2024 | 0.82% | 1.87× |
| 2025 | 0.56% | 1.23× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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