Based on interview and record review, facility failed to obtain and retain all resident assessment for hospice (care that is focused on the comfort and quality of life for a person with a serious illness who is approaching the end of life) care in residents active record for one of three sampled residents (Resident 44). This deficient practice had the potential for the resident not receiving needed care according to assessment and care plans. Findings: Cross Reference F849 A review of Resident 44's Admission Record indicated the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and was readmitted on [DATE] with medical diagnoses that included dementia (impaired ability to remember, think or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities), cervical spinal cord injury (affecting… …
F639 citations in California
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Maintain 15 months of resident assessments in the resident's active clinical record.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
California cites F639 more often than its own record predicts
1.39 times the share F639 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in California in 2024, this is the portion that was F639.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What California surveyors wrote
F639 findings written in California, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of California citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.01% | 9.33× |
| 2024 | 0.01% | 1.39× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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