Based on observation, record review and interviews, the facility failed to provide a safe and appropriate discharge for one (Resident #1) out of three residents reviewed for admission, transfer, and discharge rights. Resident #1 was taken by the Administrator in his personal car to an Assisted Living Facility (ALF), when the ALF refused to admit the resident, the Administrator took the resident to a local hospital's emergency department located approximately 16 miles away from the nursing home and left the resident without any personal belonging, no discharge transfer documents and did not provide the hospital with documentation nor information related to the resident's health status medications and contact information for the resident's representative. …
F622 citations in Florida
Transfer and discharge · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Florida cites F622 less often than its own record predicts
0.56 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Florida in 2025, this is the portion that was F622.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Florida surveyors wrote
F622 findings written in Florida, 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 failed to honor a resident's right to a safe, orderly, and planned discharge for one (#1) of one resident discharged while an appeal was pending. Findings Included: During a telephone interview on 05/01/2025 at 2:32 p.m., Resident #1 stated she was discharged from the facility on 04/29/2025 while awaiting a hearing discharge. She stated she called to file the appeal on what she thought was the 10th day, but the facility told her she filed the appeal on the 11th day and would still be discharged home. The resident stated she was not ready to come home and could not afford to pay her portion of the bill. She stated she could not go home without a sit- to stand lift which she required for transfers. …
Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the protection of a resident's right to remain at the facility by issuing an inaccurate reason on a thirty-day Nursing Home Transfer and Discharge Notice for one resident (#4) out of one resident reviewed for admission, transfer, and discharge. Findings included: On 01/09/2025 at 10:30 a.m., Resident #4 was observed in his room, in bed, working on his laptop. Resident #4 stated the facility was discharging him for non-payment. He stated he did not want to talk about it. On 01/09/2025 at 11:15 a.m., the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) stated, one resident, Resident #4 had been provided a 30-day discharge notice on 12/05/2024. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Florida citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.12% | 0.46× |
| 2024 | 0.19% | 0.60× |
| 2025 | 0.07% | 0.56× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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