York Manor Nursing Home: Drug Storage Violations - OK
The citation, issued September 15, 2025, fell under a pharmacy services deficiency category that covers two distinct obligations: that drugs and biologicals carry labels meeting accepted professional standards, and that all medications, especially controlled substances, are kept in locked compartments. Inspectors found York Manor deficient on that standard. The report does not specify whether the problem was labeling, locked storage, or both, but the category encompasses all of it, and controlled drugs, the ones with the highest potential for misuse and accidental harm, are explicitly included.
The severity rating was a Level D, meaning inspectors determined the violation was isolated and had not caused actual harm. That is not a clean bill of health. Level D is the entry point for citations that carry real potential for more than minimal harm, the threshold at which federal regulators conclude something has gone wrong in a way that matters.
Unlabeled or improperly labeled medications can reach the wrong resident. Controlled drugs left in unsecured compartments can be diverted by staff, accessed by residents who are not prescribed them, or simply go missing without anyone knowing. In a facility housing people who may have dementia, mobility limitations, or complex medication regimens, the margin for error is narrow.
York Manor was not cited for one problem in isolation. The September inspection, which was triggered by a complaint, turned up 18 deficiencies in total. The pharmacy storage violation was one thread in a much longer list.
The facility reported that it corrected the drug storage deficiency by November 17, 2025, roughly two months after inspectors walked out the door.
Two months is not an unusual correction window in nursing home oversight, but it is worth sitting with. From the day inspectors documented the problem to the day the facility said it was fixed, any resident at York Manor who needed medication during that period was living in a building where drugs were not stored or labeled the way they should have been. The inspection report does not say how long the problem existed before inspectors arrived.
What the report does say is that this was a complaint inspection, meaning someone, a resident, a family member, a staff member, found something troubling enough to contact regulators. The pharmacy deficiency may or may not be what prompted that complaint. Eighteen citations came out of the visit. The underlying concern that brought inspectors through the door in the first place is not identified in the citation record.
York Manor sits in Muskogee, a city of roughly 36,000 in eastern Oklahoma. The inspection record does not describe the facility's size, staffing levels, or ownership. What it describes is a building where, on September 15, 2025, the people responsible for keeping medications safe and accounted for had not done so in a way that met the standard.
The correction has been logged. The file is closed on this particular deficiency. Somewhere in York Manor, a medication cart or storage room now meets the requirements it did not meet two months ago, or so the facility has reported. Inspectors have not yet returned to verify it.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for York Manor Nursing Home from 2025-09-15 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
Plan of correction: The CMS report we receive does not include the facility's plan of correction. Facilities submit plans of correction separately to state survey agencies and those responses may not be reflected in CMS data at the time of publication. The absence of a plan of correction in our data does not mean one was not filed. Readers who want information about corrective steps taken are encouraged to contact the facility directly or their state survey agency.
Corrections may have occurred: Inspection reports reflect conditions observed on the date of the survey. Facilities may have implemented corrections, staffing changes, additional training, or other remediation since the report was issued. We report what CMS provides and encourage readers to seek current information from the facility.
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YORK MANOR NURSING HOME in MUSKOGEE, OK was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 15, 2025.
Inspectors found York Manor deficient on that standard.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.