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F637 citations in New Hampshire

Assessment after a significant change · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F637 in New Hampshire. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

New Hampshire cites F637 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share3.00×

3.00 times the share F637 takes of citations nationally.

Share of New Hampshire citations0.72%

Of every deficiency written in New Hampshire in 2025, this is the portion that was F637.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What New Hampshire surveyors wrote

F637 findings written in New Hampshire, 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.

B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternMarch 25, 2026

Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that a Significant Change in Status Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment was completed timely by the 14th calendar day of a resident being admitted to or discharged from hospice services for 6 of 8 residents reviewed for resident assessment in a final sample of 35 residents (Resident Identifiers are #43, #128, #173, #196, #221, and #279).Findings include:Resident #43 Review on 3/24/26 of Resident #43's Hospice Certification of Terminal Illness revealed that Resident #43 was admitted to hospice care on 12/4/25. Review on 3/24/26 of Resident #43's Significant Change in Status MDS with an Assessment Reference Date (ARD) of 12/12/25 revealed it was signed as completed on 12/23/25 by Staff G (MDS Coordinator), five days late. …

Merrimack County Nursing Home

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Recent years

YearShare of New Hampshire citationsvs expected
20240.60%2.68×
20250.72%3.00×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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