Notice before transfer or discharge · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
F623 in Guam. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
Guam cites F623 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share5.76×
5.76 times the share F623 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Guam citations5.88%
Of every deficiency written in Guam in 2024, this is the portion that was F623.
Guam5.88%
National1.02%
Share of all citations that were F623.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Guam surveyors wrote
F623 findings written in Guam, 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.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedSeptember 26, 2022
Based on interview and record review the facility failed to provide a written transfer notice to Resident 5 and/or his representative (one of 3 residents reviewed for transfer or discharge), and failed to send a copy to the notice to a representative of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Findings:
A review of R5's medical record revealed the facility admitted R5 on 07/01/22, and transferred him to the hospital on 07/05/22.
A chart note dated 07/05/22 at 08:34, written by Licensed Nurse (LN) 10 indicated R5 was found unresponsive in the dining area. The physician was notified and a report called to the hospital. A prefilled transfer notice was found in the chart, signed by R5's daughter and dated 07/02/22. …
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