Based on observation, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure licensed nursing staff provided basic life support, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation [(CPR) chest compressions and rescue breaths to maintain blood flow and oxygen to vital organs], in accordance with the resident's physician orders and American Heart Association for 1 (Resident #54) of 1 sampled residents reviewed who had expired in the facility in a total sample of 19 residents. This deficient practice resulted in an Immediate Jeopardy situation on [DATE] at 12:49PM when Resident #54 was found unresponsive, without a pulse and not breathing by S4Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and S5LPN The Immediate Jeopardy situation continued on [DATE] at 1:19PM when Resident #54 was pronounced deceased by his… …
F678 citations in Louisiana
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
Louisiana cites F678 less often than its own record predicts
0.78 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Louisiana 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 Louisiana surveyors wrote
F678 findings written in Louisiana, 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 interviews, the facility failed to ensure residents' code status wishes for emergency basic life support were consistent and accurate across all areas of residents' medical records for 2 (#4, #78) of 8 residents reviewed for Advanced Directives. The facility failed to ensure the residents' records reflected the residents' wishes to be a DNR. Findings:Review of the facility's Advance Directives policy (revised [DATE]) revealed in part: 10. The plan of care for each resident will be consistent with his or her documented treatment preferences and/or advance directive11. The resident has the right to refuse treatment, whether or not he or she has an advance directive. A resident will not be treated against his or her own wishes. 15. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Louisiana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.47% | 2.49× |
| 2024 | 0.38% | 1.81× |
| 2025 | 0.14% | 0.78× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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