Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure (1) employees report any suspicion of a crime against any resident, according to timelines; (2) post the notice of employee rights; and (3) prohibit and prevent retaliation for reporting.
F608 in Ohio. Pick another state for the same tag.
No F608 citations were recorded in Ohio for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What Ohio surveyors wrote
F608 findings written in Ohio, 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.
K · Immediate jeopardy, patternOctober 21, 2019
Based on review of the medical record, facility investigation, and associated investigation documents, the facility policy titled Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation, and The Elder Justice Act and Reporting Suspected Crimes Against Residents, and interview with staff the facility failed to implement the facility abuse policy following an allegation of resident to resident sexual abuse. This resulted in Immediate Jeopardy and the likelihood of serious physical and emotional harm for one cognitively impaired resident (Resident #38) when the administrator became aware of an allegation of sexual abuse by a resident with known sexual behaviors (Resident #47) and failed to report the allegation to local authorities. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 10, 2022
Based on interview, review of facility self-reported incident (SRI), record review, and facility policy review the facility failed to report tampered missing narcotic medications for Resident #38 in a timely manner. This affected one (Resident #38) of one resident reviewed for misappropriation. The facility census was 34.
Findings include:
Review of the closed medical record for Resident #38 revealed an admitted [DATE] and a discharge date of [DATE]. diagnoses [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] .
Review of the physician's order for Resident #38 dated 10/15/21 and discontinued on 03/23/22 revealed an order for [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] .
Review of the pain assessment for Resident #38 dated 01/05/22 revealed he had no evidence of active or chronic pain. …
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