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 Pennsylvania. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Pennsylvania cites F623 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.78×
1.78 times the share F623 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Pennsylvania citations0.73%
Of every deficiency written in Pennsylvania in 2025, this is the portion that was F623.
Pennsylvania0.73%
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 Pennsylvania surveyors wrote
F623 findings written in Pennsylvania, 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, patternMay 2, 2025
Based on interview with staff and review of facility provided documentation, it was determined facility did not notify Long Term Care State Ombudsman of facility-initiated discharges for two of six months reviewed. (November 2024 and December 2024)
Findings include:
Review of facility policy 'Discharge and Transfer,' revised on March 24, 2025, indicates that copies of notices for emergency transfers must also be sent to the ombudsman, but they may be sent when practicable, such as in a list of patients on a monthly basis or per state requirements. …
B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternMarch 31, 2025
Based on clinical record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to notify the State Ombudsman of a transfer to the hospital with the required information for three of six residents reviewed (Residents 77, 93, and 110).
Findings include:
Clinical record review for Resident 77 revealed that they were transferred to the hospital on February 13, 2025, after there was a change in their condition. There was no documentation that the facility provided written notification to the State Ombudsman as required regarding the transfer.
The above information was reviewed during an interview with the Director of Nursing on March 28, 2025, at 10:51 AM. …
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