Based on observations, interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to provide appropriate treatment and services for 1 (#1) of 3 (#1, #2, and #3) newly admitted or readmitted residents who needed physician orders for immediate care and/or follow up for surgery and for implanted devices. For 26 days, the facility failed to ensure the Admission Nurse, Charge Nurses, Wound Care Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses: 1. Had accurately transcribed and clarified Resident #1's 01/24/2025 hospital discharge recommendations, wound care and dressing orders, cardiology follow up for surgical incision care, and monitoring equipment instructions; 2. Understood and acted as needed on their responsibilities for Resident #1's cardiac loop recorder and; 3. …
F684 citations in Louisiana
Quality of care · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Louisiana cites F684 less often than its own record predicts
0.28 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Louisiana in 2025, this is the portion that was F684.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Louisiana surveyors wrote
F684 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 observations, interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure a resident received treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice and the resident's person centered plan of care, for 1 (Resident #3) of 3 (Resident #1, Resident #2, and Resident #3) residents sampled for quality of care. This deficient practice resulted in a delay in treatment of a wound to Resident #3's right elbow, and development of cellulitis of the right elbow that required antibiotic treatment. This failed practice resulted in an actual harm for Resident #3 on 02/26/2025 at 2:26 p.m., when the resident was observed to have a wound to his right elbow, with edema and erythema noted. …
Based on record review, observations, and interview the facility failed to ensure that residents received treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice for 1 (#62) of 3 (#1, #37, #62) residents reviewed for respiratory care. The deficient practice was evidenced by the facility failing to ensure: 1. Staff obtained an oral nasal cannula for resident's Trilogy machine (non-invasive breathing support equipment in a timely manner; and2. The resident had a Cough Assist Device (CAD) available.Findings:Review of the facility policy and procedure titled Following Physician Orders Policy and Procedure with no review date read in part:Purpose: The primary objective of this policy is to ensure all physician orders for resident are consistently and accurately followed to… …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Louisiana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.27% | 0.63× |
| 2024 | 1.74% | 0.43× |
| 2025 | 1.23% | 0.28× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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