Based on record review and staff interviews, for one (1) out of 55 sampled residents, facility staff failed to ensure that the resident's preference/choice was honored as evidence by failing to get the resident out of bed and into the Geri chair. Resident #72. The findings included: Resident #72 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included Cerebral Infarction, Dysphagia, Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure with Hypoxia, and Dementia. Review of the resident's medical record revealed the following: A face sheet that showed that the resident's son is listed as Responsible Party (RP), care and financial power of attorney (POA); care conference person; and emergency contact #1. …
F561 citations in District of Columbia
Self-determination · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
District of Columbia cites F561 more often than its own record predicts
1.24 times the share F561 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in District of Columbia in 2024, this is the portion that was F561.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What District of Columbia surveyors wrote
F561 findings written in District of Columbia, 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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