F685 in Puerto Rico. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
Puerto Rico cites F685 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share2.48×
2.48 times the share F685 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Puerto Rico citations0.70%
Of every deficiency written in Puerto Rico in 2024, this is the portion that was F685.
Puerto Rico0.70%
National0.28%
Share of all citations that were F685.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Puerto Rico surveyors wrote
F685 findings written in Puerto Rico, 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.
F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadOctober 2, 2024
Based on interview with Nursing Supervisor (employee #15) on 09/09/2024 at 9:45 AM, It was determined that the facility failed to ensure it had a policy and procedure that the residents received appropriate treatment and assistive devices to maintain their visual and hearing abilities.
Findings include:
1. During the review of the procedures manual, the device to maintain the hearing and vision policy and procedures was not found.
The Nursing Supervisor (employee #15) and the Interim Manager (employee #18) were interviewed to see if they could find it in the manual, which they indicated that they did not have it available.
The facility did not ensure compliance with maintenance targets for hearing and visual devices.
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadSeptember 25, 2024
Based on an interview with the Compliance Office (employee #2) on 09/24/2024 at 1:50 PM, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure it had a policy and procedure that the residents received appropriate treatment and assistive devices to maintain their visual and hearing abilities.
Findings include:
1. During the review of the procedures manual, the device to maintain the hearing and vision policy and procedures was not found. The Compliance Officer (employee #2) interviewed to see if they could find it in the manual, which they indicated that they did not have it available.
The facility did not ensure compliance with maintenance targets for hearing and visual devices.
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