Based on interviews, record review and facility policies titled Room & Roommate Change Policy, the facility failed to notify Resident Identifier (RI) #5 of a room change prior to the move. This affected Resident Identifier (RI) #5, one of one resident who expressed dissatisfaction with their room change. This deficiency was cited as a result of the investigation of complaint/report number AL00047738. Findings include: A review of an undated facility's policy titled Room and Roommate Change Policy documented: .PROCEDURE .The Resident has the right to refuse to transfer to another room in the Center if the purpose of the transfer is . c. Solely for the convenience of staff . RI #5 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses to include Unspecified Dementia. …
F559 citations in Alabama
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Alabama cites F559 more often than its own record predicts
3.58 times the share F559 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2024, this is the portion that was F559.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alabama surveyors wrote
F559 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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