Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to permit 1of 3 sampled residents (R33) of a total sample of 33 residents reviewed to return to the facility after a pass that was for treatment. R33 was not allowed to return to the facility after R33 was out on pass. R33 was placed on an involuntary protective custody in a treatment center for 72 hours after being found on the street intoxicated. R33 called the facility 4 times to ensure his bed would be available and returned to the facility to be informed he did not have his bed and was discharged to a homelessness. The facility's failure to allow R33 to return to the facility after out on a pass created a finding of an IJ (Immediate Jeopardy) that began on [DATE]. …
F626 citations in Wisconsin
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
Wisconsin cites F626 more often than its own record predicts
1.94 times the share F626 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin surveyors wrote
F626 findings written in Wisconsin, 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 and record review, the facility failed to permit 1 of 1 sampled resident (R11) and 1 of 1 supplemental residents (R55) reviewed for facility-initiated discharge to return to the facility after a hospitalization and the ability to return to the facility. R11 and R55 were not allowed to return to the facility following an emergency facility-initiated transfer to the emergency room. The facility stated they would be discharging R11 and R55 due to inability to provide the staffing level needed to care for R11 and R55. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Wisconsin citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.07% | 0.52× |
| 2025 | 0.11% | 1.94× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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