Based on interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to provide written notice to the resident and/or the resident's representative prior to a room change for 1 (Resident (R)223) of 1 sampled resident reviewed for a room change. Findings include: Review of a facility policy titled, Room or Roommate Changes, revised on 12/06/2022, indicated, It is our policy to inform patients/residents in advance of any change in room or roommate and allow patients/residents the opportunity to have input in the decision. A review of R223's Face Sheet indicated the facility admitted the resident with diagnoses that included endocarditis (an infection of a heart valve), supraventricular tachycardia (an abnormally fast heartbeat), and an abscess of the abdominal wall. …
F559 citations in South Carolina
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 — 2023
South Carolina cites F559 more often than its own record predicts
3.31 times the share F559 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina in 2023, 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 South Carolina surveyors wrote
F559 findings written in South Carolina, 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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