Based on review of clinical records, facility policy provided to residents upon transfer from the facility, and interview with facility staff revealed the facility failed to demonstrate the implementation of specifically delineated procedures for Medicaid payor source bed holds and the provision of notices of the facility's bed hold policy in an understandable language that allow a resident to return to the facility after a transfer to the emergency room for one resident out of five reviewed. (Resident 1). Findings include: A review of the facility's policy titled Bed Reservations for Medicaid Covered Residents (no policy revision date noted) indicated that Medicaid residents are permitted a maximum of 15 consecutive bed-hold days per hospitalization. …
F626 citations in Pennsylvania
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
Pennsylvania cites F626 more often than its own record predicts
1.07 times the share F626 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania surveyors wrote
F626 findings written in Pennsylvania, 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 review of clinical records, the facility Discharge/Transfer Letter Policy and Bed Hold Notices provided to residents upon transfer from the facility and interview with facility staff revealed that the facility failed to demonstrate the implementation of specifically delineated procedures for Medicare payor source bed holds and the provision of notices of the facility's bed hold policy in an understandable language to one resident out of three reviewed (Resident CR1). Findings include: A review of Resident CR1's clinical record revealed that the resident was Medicare payor source and had been transferred to the hospital on (MONTH) 13, (YEAR), due to a change in clinical condition. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Pennsylvania citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.10% | 0.80× |
| 2024 | 0.12% | 0.86× |
| 2025 | 0.06% | 1.07× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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