Based on record review, facility activity calendar, and resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure group activities were planned for outside of the facility to meet the needs of residents who expressed that it was important to them to attend group activities outside of the facility for 4 of 4 residents reviewed for activities (Resident #31, #44, #78, and #80). During interview, Resident #44 cried when speaking about his inability to enjoy his retirement because he was not able to do things outside such as eating at a restaurant, going to a baseball game, going out to see Christmas lights, socializing, going into a store and being able to touch items and shop for himself. …
F679 citations in North Carolina
Activities · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
North Carolina cites F679 less often than its own record predicts
0.58 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F679.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What North Carolina surveyors wrote
F679 findings written in North Carolina, 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, facility activity calendar, and resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure group activities were planned for outside of the facility to meet the needs of residents who expressed that it was important to them to attend group activities outside of the facility for 5 of 5 residents reviewed for activities (Resident #32, #34, #58, #63, and #66). The residents expressed that not being able to leave the facility for over a year made them feel sad, at times lonely or depressed and they missed going out with the group to engage in activities, eat at restaurants, shop and socialize. The findings included: A review of the July 2025 through July 2026 activity calendars revealed activities inside of the facility during the week and on the weekends. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of North Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.38% | 0.64× |
| 2024 | 0.52% | 1.02× |
| 2025 | 0.29% | 0.58× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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