Based on record review and interview, the facility failed for one Resident (#106), in a sample of three closed records, to:-Establish and follow a written policy on permitting the Resident to return to the facility after being transferred to the hospital for evaluation; and -Through communication with the hospital, determine the treatments, medications, and services the facility would need to provide to meet the resident's needs upon returning to the facility and document why they could no longer meet those needs.Specifically, when Resident #106 was transferred to the hospital he/she was provided with a notice indicating he/she would have a bed hold. The following day, the facility informed the hospital that Resident #106 would not be allowed to return to the facility. …
F627 citations in Massachusetts
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
Massachusetts cites F627 less often than its own record predicts
0.37 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts surveyors wrote
F627 findings written in Massachusetts, 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 records reviewed and interviews, for one of three sampled residents (Resident #2), who was severely cognitively impaired, and was transferred to the hospital Emergency Department (ED) for an evaluation after hitting a staff member, the facility failed to ensure Resident #2 was allowed to return to the Facility once cleared by the hospital, and considered him/her discharged at the time of transfer.Findings include:Review of the Facility Assessment (document that includes an evaluation of the resident population and its needs based on evidence based, data driven models) dated last activity, 01/14/25, indicated the [NAME] Unit (Memory Care) provided specialized care to residents with all types of dementia including Alzheimer's, vascular, frontotemporal, and mixed dementia. …
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