Based on review of policy and procedure with the insititutional program director (employee #6), it was determined that facility failed to establish the structure to comply with the resident right promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. Findings include: During the survey process it was request to the facility the resident right manual and the personnel in charge to monitor compliance with resident rights and it was found the following: 1. No personnel was assigned to be in charge or monitor compliance of facility with resident rights. 2. …
F561 citations in Puerto Rico
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
Puerto Rico cites F561 more often than its own record predicts
2.57 times the share F561 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico surveyors wrote
F561 findings written in Puerto Rico, 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 recertification survey on 05/03/2022 through 05/05/2022, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that resident make choices about the visits. This deficient practice affects all residents receiving services at the facility. At the time of the inspection the facility has a census of 14 residents. Findings include: 1. Resident # 101 is a female admitted on [DATE] during interview resident on 05/03/22 at 11:12 AM, state that No visitors allow due to Covid-19, and she does not have any concern about it. During interview with the infection control coordinator on 05/03/2022 at 11:00 AM state that the facility initiates the visitor restriction three week ago when the Covid 19 positive percentage increase to 24%. 2. …
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