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 Montana. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Montana cites F623 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.38×
0.38 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Montana citations0.16%
Of every deficiency written in Montana in 2025, this is the portion that was F623.
Montana0.16%
National0.41%
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 Montana surveyors wrote
F623 findings written in Montana, 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.
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternNovember 20, 2024
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to professionally, properly, and sufficiently document the situation regarding AMA discharges for 2 (#s 4 and 12); provide proper notice before discharge for 2 (#s 4 and 12); and report the AMA discharge to the appropriate entities for 1 (#4) of 15 sampled residents. This deficient practice resulted in 3 residents (#s 3, 4, 12) not trusting staff member F, and 2 (#s 4 and 12) residents requesting to leave AMA from the facility. Findings include:
Review of a facility provided document, titled Admission/Discharge To/From Report, dated 11/18/24, showed: 21 discharges (January 2024 to current).
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B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternFebruary 27, 2025
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide written notice of the reason for a facility-initiated transfer to a resident or the resident's representative, for 3 (#s 29, 42, and 56) of 29 sampled residents, Findings include:
1. Review of resident #29's electronic medical record showed no documentation of a Notice of Transfer. A request was made by the survey team for the Notice of Transfer on 2/26/25, and no documentation was provided by the end of the survey. …
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