Based on clinical record reviews, staff interviews, and review of policy, the facility failed to ensure one of one sampled resident's (#148) and/or the representative were provided opportunities for participation in the care and treatment planning process. The deficient practice could result in residents not being provided the opportunity to participate in the care planning process. Findings include: Resident #148 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses that included subdural hemorrhage, cognitive communication deficit, and atrial fibrillation. Review of a Health Care Power of Attorney, dated March 15, 2006, included the resident's signature and indicated that her son was designated as her agent for all matters relating to her healthcare. …
F553 citations in Arizona
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Arizona cites F553 less often than its own record predicts
0.82 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Arizona in 2024, this is the portion that was F553.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arizona surveyors wrote
F553 findings written in Arizona, 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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