Starfile / F-tag
F0554
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
What F0554 means
F0554is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0554 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Each citation carries a scope and severity codefrom A through L. Codes J, K, and L indicate “immediate jeopardy” — the most serious level, used when a facility's failure has caused or is likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death. Lower letters indicate less severe or less widespread failures.
Facilities most cited for F0554
Top 50 facilities by number of F0554 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.