Based on interviews and record review, the facility did not ensure the right of a resident to receive visitors at the time of their choosing for 1 Resident (R128) of 2 residents reviewed for end of life visitation. The facility restricted R128's spouse, 6 children, and her Priest access to R128 when she was showing signs of decline and then actively dying. R128, a lifelong Catholic, did not receive her last rites due to the facility's visiting restrictions. Using reasonable person concept, the facility's restricted visitation policy caused R128 actual harm when her family was put in a position to choose between the two things that brought R128 comfort, her faith (receiving last rites) or her family. …
F563 citations in Wisconsin
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Wisconsin cites F563 more often than its own record predicts
4.02 times the share F563 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Wisconsin in 2024, this is the portion that was F563.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Wisconsin surveyors wrote
F563 findings written in Wisconsin, 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 interview and record review, the facility did not ensure the residents right to receive visitors of his or her choosing at the time of his or her choosing for 2 of 6 residents (R1 and R4). R1's medical record banner states R1's son, daughter, and daughter-in-law cannot visit. The facility posted a sign at the nurses' station indicating R1's son, daughter, and daughter-in-law are not allowed to visit. R4's medical record banner states R4 cannot receive visits from FM E (Family Member). …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Wisconsin citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.06% | 1.56× |
| 2024 | 0.17% | 4.02× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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