Based on interview, clinical record review, and document review, the facility failed to ensure a resident was permitted to return to the facility following a visit to the hospital for 1 of 2 residents sampled for closed records (Resident #25). This deficient practice had the potential to result in an unsafe and unnecessary resident discharge, placing the resident at risk for physical and emotional harm Findings include: Resident #25 Resident #25 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], and discharged on 01/22/2025, with a primary diagnosis of atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris. Resident #25's care plan dated 02/20/2025, documented Resident #25 had an impairment to the skin integrity of the resident's right foot related to a surgical wound. …
F626 citations in Nevada
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Nevada cites F626 more often than its own record predicts
2.91 times the share F626 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Nevada in 2025, this is the portion that was F626.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Nevada surveyors wrote
F626 findings written in Nevada, 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 interview, record review and document review, the facility failed to ensure 1 of 3 sampled residents was permitted to return to the facility. (Resident #1). Resident #1 (R1) R1 was admitted on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. A record entitled Notice of Transfer or Discharge documented R1 was transferred to the emergency room (ER) due to bowel disimpaction on 08/24/18 at 12:45 AM. On 10/11/18 at 4:00 PM, the Business Office Manager indicated the hospital attempted to transfer R1 back to the facility. The Business Office Manager revealed R1 was not permitted to return due to unpaid Medicaid co-payments. On 10/11/18 at 3:30 PM, the Director of Social Services revealed R1 was not permitted to return due to the facility not being able to meet R1's needs. …
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