ISDH Residential Survey Update

There were 62 offense and deficiency citations issues to residential care facilities in October, a high for 2013.  14 of the citations were offense and 48 were deficiency.  The total number of citations was increased in part due to the federal government shutdown as surveyors completed more annual surveys of residential care facilities that would otherwise have occurred.  Leading the way in October were Tags 241 and 273, each of which were cited 10 times.  Tag 241 is issued for failures to have physician ordered medications administered by licensed nursing personnel or by QMAs, and Tag 273 is issued for failures maintaining food preparation and service areas in accordance with state/local sanitation and food handling standards.  The next most frequent tag for October was Tag 144, cited 6 times, concerning maintenance of grounds in a clean and orderly manner.

Click here to view a summary of the October residential care facility offense and deficiency citations.