Based on interview and record review, the facility must permit each resident to remain in the facility, and not transfer or discharge the resident from the facility. Specifically, for 1 out of 3 sampled residents, a resident was not readmitted after being transferred to the hospital. Resident identifier: 1.Findings included:Resident 1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses which included, but were not limited to, hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease without heart failure, with state 5 chronic kidney disease, or end state renal disease, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder.Resident 1's medical record was reviewed.On 4/11/25 at 5:18 PM, a General Note documented . Resident was transported by a transport service around 1500 [3:00 PM], family was not present. …
F627 citations in Utah
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
Utah cites F627 less often than its own record predicts
0.71 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Utah 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 Utah surveyors wrote
F627 findings written in Utah, 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 interview, it was determined that for 1 out of 36 sampled residents, the facility failed to develop and implement an effective discharge planning process that focused on the resident's discharge goals, the preparation of residents to be active partners and effectively transition them to post-discharge care, and the reduction of factors leading to preventable readmissions; the facility's discharge planning process must include regular re-evaluation of residents to identify changes that required modification of the discharge plan; the discharge plan must be updated, as needed, to reflect these changes; involve the interdisciplinary team (IDT) in the ongoing process of developing the discharge plan; involve the resident and resident representative in the development… …
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