Based on a complaint investigation, a medical record view, staff interviews and family a interview the facility staff failed to follow-up with a resident's choice of an attending physician in March of 2020 to determine if the provider could meet the requirements for care for 1 of 34 residents in the survey sample, Resident #9. The finding included: Resident #9 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . The most recent Minimum Data Set (MDS) was an Annual with an Assessment Reference Date (ARD) of 3/18/21. The Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) for Resident #9 was coded as a 12 out of a possible 15 which indicates the resident is cognitively intact and capable of daily decision making. On 5/4/21 at 2:00 P.M. …
F555 citations in Virginia
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
No F555 citations were recorded in Virginia for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What Virginia surveyors wrote
F555 findings written in Virginia, 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.
Based on staff interview and facility document review, the facility staff failed to ensure the residents and/or resident representative(s) were informed of a change in the physician/provider responsible for his or her care. The findings included: The facility staff failed to notify the residents and/or resident representative when there was change in the medical director and/or provider(s). 12/16/22 10:10 a.m., the survey team received a phone call from former employee #1 who stated the facility had failed to inform the residents and/or resident representative of a change in provider(s). …
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