Based on interview, record review, review of facility policy, and review of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Utilizations Guidelines, the facility failed to ensure that inaccurate information with the potential to affect the facility's Quality Measures (QM) was not submitted through the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment process for 13 residents (Resident (R) 2, R17, R11, R16, R24, R9, R12, R13, R14, R3, R5, R4, and R6) of 24 residents reviewed for MDS accuracy. MDS staff modified multiple assessments, changing information that was initially correct to inaccurate data which did not meet the RAI instructions for coding. …
F642 citations in New York
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure a qualified health professional conducts resident assessments.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
No F642 citations were recorded in New York for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What New York surveyors wrote
F642 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 interview conducted during the recertification survey, the facility did not ensure that the completion date as indicated in section Z0500 ( date Registered Nurse (RN) assessment coordinator electronically signed the assessment as complete) reflected the actual completion date. Specifically, section Z0400 (signature and date for persons completing the assessment) was later than the completion date indicated by the RN coordinator in section Z0500. This was evident for 11 of 12 residents reviewed for resident assessment. …
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