Based on interviews, record review, and review of other documentation as indicated, it was determined that for one (R2) out of three residents sampled for discharge, the facility failed to ensure durable medical equipment and home health services were in place prior to R2's discharge. R2 was discharged from the facility on 2/9/26 at 6:00 PM and transported home via medical transport services and assisted up the stairs to a three-story residence by transport, where no caregiver support was in the home. On 2/11/26, R2 was found in the home by the home health agency nurse in unsafe conditions. …
F627 citations in Delaware
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
Delaware cites F627 less often than its own record predicts
0.68 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Delaware 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 Delaware surveyors wrote
F627 findings written in Delaware, 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 interviews, record review and review of other facility documentation it was determined that for one (R174) out of three residents sampled for discharge, the facility failed to ensure a referral for home health care services was completed prior to discharge. R174 was discharged to home on 8/12/25. R174's home health services did not begin until 8/20/25 eight days after discharge from the facility. Findings include:A facility policy titled Notice Requirements before Transfer/Discharge dated 5/1/25 documented The facility will provide sufficient preparation and orientation to residents to ensure an orderly transfer or discharge from the facility.A review of R174's clinical record revealed:7/28/25 - R174 was admitted to the facility with the following diagnoses: aortic valve… …
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