Based on record review and staff, resident, Nurse Practitioner, Medical Director, Home Health Director, Dialysis Center, Clinical Manager and Equipment Company Manager interviews the facility failed to provide a safe and orderly discharge for 2 of 5 residents reviewed for discharge (Resident #1 and #2). Resident #1 was transported to a medical appointment on 3/16/23 and was informed by the Facility Transporter she was being discharged that day. When they returned to the facility, Nurse #6 and the Administrator came out to the van to give Resident #1 her discharge paperwork and she expressed her concern about not being able to get up and down her steps in her wheelchair to the parking lot to access transportation for dialysis services. …
F624 citations in North Carolina
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 — 2025
North Carolina cites F624 more often than its own record predicts
1.97 times the share F624 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina in 2025, 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 North Carolina surveyors wrote
F624 findings written in North Carolina, 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.
Based on record review and resident, Resident Representative,staff, Infusion Center staff, Nurse Practitioner, and Medical Director interviews the facility failed to provide a safe and orderly discharge for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #1). On 8/28/23 Resident #1 had a scheduled medical appointment and prior to the appointment the resident's belongings were packed by staff and were sent with him to the appointment. Resident #1 was not provided with discharge paperwork or discharge instructions and did not understand what was happening. The discharge location was not verified, home health services were not ordered at the time of discharge, and the resident was not followed up with to ensure his needs were met. …
Based on record review, and interim Guardian and staff interviews, the facility failed to provide a safe and orderly discharge. The facility failed to make a referral to law enforcement and adult protective services on the day of discharge which caused a delay in Resident #203 receiving support in the home. This was for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for discharge (Resident #203). Findings included: Resident #203 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] which included metabolic encephalopathy, mood disorder, anxiety disorder and hallucinations. Resident #203's admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] revealed the resident was cognitively intact. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of North Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.10% | 0.90× |
| 2024 | 0.20% | 1.68× |
| 2025 | 0.10% | 1.97× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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