Based on record review and interviews during the abbreviated survey (Complaint ID# 2613592), the facility failed to provide and document sufficient preparation and orientation to residents to ensure safe and orderly transfers or discharges from the facility for one (1) of three (3) residents (Resident #2). Specifically, Resident #2 was discharged on 05/19/2025 to the Department of Social Services via family transportation without consulting the Department of Social Services to ensure the plan met the resident's health and safety needs, and preferences. The resident had no identification, and no supportive services in place, and was discharged without proper education and supplies to manage their diabetes and diabetic wounds. …
F627 citations in New York
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
New York cites F627 less often than its own record predicts
0.59 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in New York 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 New York surveyors wrote
F627 findings written in New York, 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 and interviews during survey, the facility failed to plan a safe and appropriate discharge for one (1) of two (2) residents (Resident #188) reviewed for discharge. Specifically, Resident #188 was admitted from a group home for individuals with intellectual disabilities and at the facility for short-term rehabilitation following hospitalization. The facility discharged the resident on 12/26/2025, without notice, for a non-emergent diagnostic test and the resident was left at the hospital outpatient department. The facility did not have a plan or date set with the group home for the residents' return. The resident was not cleared by a physician to be safely discharged , and the group home had not evaluated the resident's ability to safely return. …
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews conducted during a survey, the facility did not ensure an effective discharge planning process that focuses on the resident's discharge goals and preparation for residents to effectively transition to post-discharge care for four of four residents reviewed for discharge (Resident #10, Resident #12, Resident #13, and Resident #15). Specifically, 1) Resident #13 was discharged home on [DATE]. The referral for the resident's post discharge care for intravenous management was not completed before discharge. …
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