.Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that residents were discharged in a manner that protected health, safety, and psychosocial well-being, as required. The facility failed to develop and implement an effective discharge planning process for 2 residents (#'s 112 and 113) out of 2 residents reviewed for discharge, resulting in an unsafe and inappropriate discharges.Specifically, the facility failed to:1. Identify and address each resident's post-discharge care needs;2. Ensure required services, referrals, and equipment were arranged prior to discharge;3. Assess and confirm caregiver availability, capacity, and training;4. Involve resident representatives in discharge planning and decision-making;5. …
F627 citations in Alaska
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Alaska cites F627 more often than its own record predicts
3.41 times the share F627 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F627.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F627 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.
.Based on record review, interview, and observation, the facility failed to implement an effective discharge planning process for 1 Resident (#12), out of 1 resident discharge reviewed, to include documentation of: 1) ongoing discharge planning goals throughout the resident's admission to include: a) identification of discharge needs and the development of a discharge plan; b) regular re-evaluation for need of possible modifications of the discharge plan; c) involvement of the interdisciplinary team in the ongoing process of developing the discharge plan; d) involvement of the resident in the development plan; and e) addressing the resident's goals of care and treatment preferences at discharge; 2) the basis and reason for discharge; and 3) sufficient preparation and orientation to ensure… …
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