F626 in North Carolina. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
North Carolina cites F626 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share5.13×
5.13 times the share F626 takes of citations nationally.
Share of North Carolina citations0.29%
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F626.
North Carolina0.29%
National0.06%
Share of all citations that were F626.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What North Carolina surveyors wrote
F626 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.
J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedNovember 2, 2020
Based on record review, hospital staff, law enforcement, resident, and staff interviews, the facility failed to allow a resident to return to the facility after being sent to the hospital for an evaluation using the resident's behaviors prior to transfer as a basis for the decision for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for transfer and discharge (Resident #1). This resulted in Resident #1 being found in a ditch approximately six miles from the facility the day after the hospital discharge. …
Based on record review, Medical Director, Hospital Case Manager, Resident's Legal Guardian, and staff interviews, the facility failed to allow a resident to return to the first available bed at the facility after being sent to the hospital for a medical and psychiatric evaluation. The resident remained in the hospital for over a month despite being cleared to return to the nursing home after 3 days. A reasonable person would expect once they were medically cleared from the hospital to be allowed back into their home and not being allowed back into their home could cause them to experience altered mental condition, fear, anxiety, and depressed mood. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedFebruary 28, 2025
Based on record review and staff interviews the facility failed to allow a resident to return to the facility after hospitalization for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for hospitalization (Resident #70).
Findings included:
Resident #70 was admitted on [DATE].
Resident #70's admission Minimum Data Set, dated dated dated [DATE] indicated he was cognitively intact. His diagnoses included type 2 diabetes mellitus with foot ulcer and cellulitis of the right lower extremity.
Resident #70 was transferred to the hospital for an acute condition on 1/3/25.
Resident #70's hospital discharge summary dated 1/16/25 indicated the hospital case manager had noted [transferring facility name] had been Resident #70's long term care rehabilitation facility preference. …
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