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F945 citations in Pennsylvania

Infection Control Deficiencies

Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F945 in Pennsylvania. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Pennsylvania cites F945 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share3.28×

3.28 times the share F945 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Pennsylvania citations0.18%

Of every deficiency written in Pennsylvania in 2025, this is the portion that was F945.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Pennsylvania surveyors wrote

F945 findings written in Pennsylvania, 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.

E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternAugust 20, 2026

Based on review of facility documents and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to provide Infection Control training to two of five direct care facility staff (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Employees E12 and E13) and three of five new hire employees (Activity Director Employee E14, LPN Employee E15 and Nurse Aide (NA) Employee E16). Findings include:During an interview on 8/18/26, at approximately 2:28 p.m., Staffing Coordinator/ Human Resources Employee E5 confirmed that she did not have education records for the two Agency staff that had worked in the facility (Licensed Practical Nurse Employee E15 and Nurse Aide Employee E16), the newly hired Activity Director Employee E14 did not have trainings for infection control and there is no documented evidence of LPN… …

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Recent years

YearShare of Pennsylvania citationsvs expected
20230.03%1.98×
20240.08%1.67×
20250.18%3.28×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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