Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the rights of Residents to receive written notice, including the reason for the change, before the Resident's room in the facility is changed for 1 (#41) of 1 Residents reviewed for rights. Findings: Review of the facility's Resident Rights - Right to Share a Room with Person of Choice Policy dated 02/2023 revealed in part: Purpose: Clarify the Resident's rights regarding sharing a room with a roommate of choice. 4. When a Resident is being moved at the request of the facility, the Resident, or family and/or Resident representative receives an explanation in writing as to why the room change is required. Review of the medical record for Resident #41 revealed an admitted [DATE]. …
F559 citations in Louisiana
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 — 2025
Louisiana cites F559 less often than its own record predicts
0.43 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Louisiana in 2025, 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 Louisiana surveyors wrote
F559 findings written in Louisiana, 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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