Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident was prepared and oriented for discharge home, for 1 (#47) of 1 sampled resident. Findings Include: During an interview on 12/30/24 at 4:49 p.m., staff member G said she would expect discharge planning to be completed prior to the day, or even the day before, a discharge. Staff member G said she had seen the discharge note asking about home health for #47 at the time of discharge, but not prior to discharge. Staff member G was unaware if a referral to a home health agency had been completed. Staff member G said the social service staff person would usually be responsible for discharge planning, but the staff member was out of the facility at the time of #47's discharge, and the BOM was helping with discharges. …
F624 citations in Montana
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Montana cites F624 more often than its own record predicts
2.96 times the share F624 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Montana in 2024, this is the portion that was F624.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Montana surveyors wrote
F624 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Montana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.28% | 2.64× |
| 2024 | 0.35% | 2.96× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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