Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
F625 in Alaska. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Alaska cites F625 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.85×
1.85 times the share F625 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Alaska citations0.53%
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F625.
Alaska0.53%
National0.29%
Share of all citations that were F625.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F625 findings written in Alaska, 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.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJanuary 31, 2025
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide written notice of the bed hold policy and provide the facility's bed hold form (policy of reserving a resident's bed for a specified period when the resident is temporarily transferred to a hospital or another healthcare setting) for two residents (#'s eight and nine), out of nine residents reviewed, who were transferred to the emergency department (ED) and/or hospital, for medical treatment. This failed practice had the potential for the residents and/or their resident representatives to not be informed of the facility's bed hold policy, placing these residents at risk for losing their beds at the facility due to an extended stay at another healthcare facility. …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadMarch 6, 2020
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure Residents or Resident Representatives (RR)/Power of Attorney (POA) received a bed hold policy upon emergent transfer for two of two Resident's (#16 and #19) reviewed for hospitalization and all other resident transferred from the facility. The failure to provide written notice of the facility bed hold policy puts the resident at risk for losing rights to make the decision to hold a bed and be aware of the facilities bed hold policy.
Findings:
1. Review of Resident #16's undated Patient Information sheet showed an admitted to the facility of 8/17/17. …
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