Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident received an assistive device to maintain and/or improve hearing for 1 (Resident #6) out of 1 resident investigated for communication-sensory.Findings:Review of Resident #6's admission Record revealed she was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included, in part, major depressive disorder, cognitive communication deficit, and anxiety disorder.Review of Resident #6's Quarterly MDS (Minimum Data Set) with an ARD of 02/26/2026, under Section C, revealed she had a BIMS score of 15 which indicated her cognition was intact. …
F685 citations in Louisiana
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Louisiana cites F685 less often than its own record predicts
0.39 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Louisiana in 2025, this is the portion that was F685.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Louisiana surveyors wrote
F685 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Louisiana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.20% | 0.75× |
| 2024 | 0.04% | 0.15× |
| 2025 | 0.09% | 0.39× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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