Based on record review, interview, and facility policy review the facility to administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) upon discovering 1 (Resident #62) sampled resident pulseless and breathless despite the resident being a full code. The Facility notified of the Immediate Jeopardy on [DATE] at 1:40 PM. The Facility Plan of Removal (POR) noted the facility will continue CPR upon discovering a resident pulseless and breathless when the resident is a full code signed [DATE]. The findings include: According to the quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) with an Assessment Reference Date (ARD) of [DATE] Resident #62 had a Brief Interview of Mental Status of 15 indicating cognitively intact. Resident #62 had diagnoses of heart failure and morbid obesity. …
F678 citations in Arkansas
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Arkansas cites F678 less often than its own record predicts
1.00 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F678.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arkansas surveyors wrote
F678 findings written in Arkansas, 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 staff interview, the facility failed to ensure staff members who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) maintained an active and verified provider-level CPR certification for two Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)s #1 and #4 of two CNAs reviewed. The findings include: Review of Resident #1's Physician's Orders revealed Resident #1 had diagnoses that included chronic combined congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Arkansas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.12% | 0.56× |
| 2025 | 0.18% | 1.00× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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