Based on review of the facility policy, observations, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to maintain an effective, ongoing pest control program after the identification of rodents and bugs in the facility. Specifically, (1) roach like bugs were observed in 1 residents bathroom. Additionally, (2) evidence of rodents were found in the facility's dry food storage room. On 01/07/24 at 3:23 PM, the Administrator was notified that the failure to implement interventions after the identification of rodents in the dry food storage room constituted Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) at F925. On 01/07/24 at 3:23 PM, the survey team provided the Administrator with a copy of the CMS Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) Template and informed the facility IJ existed as of 01/05/24. …
F925 citations in South Carolina
Pest control · Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
South Carolina cites F925 less often than its own record predicts
0.72 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F925.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Carolina surveyors wrote
F925 findings written in South Carolina, 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 observation, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program involving Residents (R)7, R13, and R34, for 3 of 28 sampled residents. Findings included: Review of a facility policy titled, Pest Control, revised 06/2026, indicated, Our facility shall maintain an effective pest control program. Review of an admission Record revealed the facility admitted R7 on 09/04/2024. According to the admission Record, the resident had a medical history that included but was not limited to a diagnosis of paraplegia. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of South Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.24% | 0.49× |
| 2024 | 0.65% | 1.37× |
| 2025 | 0.32% | 0.72× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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