Based on medical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to provide evidence that a resident/resident's representative was provided with a written Notice of Transfer/Discharge for an acute hospital transfer. This was true for one (1) of three (3) residents reviewed for hospitalizations during the long-term care survey process. Resident identifier: #8. Facility census: 90. Findings included: a) Hospitalization on 12/29/24 An electronic medical record review was completed on 04/15/25 at 2:45 PM. Resident #8 was discharged to the hospital on [DATE]. There was no evidence that a written Notice of Transfer/Discharge was provided to Resident #8 or her legal representative. b) Hospitalization on 01/09/25 An electronic medical record review was completed on 04/15/25 at 2:45 PM. …
F623 citations in West Virginia
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.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
West Virginia cites F623 more often than its own record predicts
1.11 times the share F623 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in West Virginia in 2025, this is the portion that was F623.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What West Virginia surveyors wrote
F623 findings written in West Virginia, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of West Virginia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.51% | 1.66× |
| 2024 | 1.49% | 1.46× |
| 2025 | 0.45% | 1.11× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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