Based on interview, a record review of the facility's policy and procedure titled, Notification of Changes in Resident Status, the facility failed to ensure licensed staff assessed Resident Identifier (RI) #1 after staff reported the resident had bleeding after being toileted three times. This affected RI #1, one of one resident sampled for a change in condition. Findings Include: A review of the facility's policy and procedure titled, Notification of Changes in Resident Status dated 03/01, revealed the following: . Policy: 1. …
F278 citations in Alabama
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
No F278 citations were recorded in Alabama for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
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What Alabama surveyors wrote
F278 findings written in Alabama, 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.
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