Based on observations, record reviews, interviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure Resident (R)122 received an audiology consult as needed per physician orders. Findings include: A review of the facility policy titled, Leadership Policies and Procedures- Medical Services- Vision and Hearing Services, revised 11/01/17, indicated that The facility will assist the resident, when necessary or requested, in locating and utilizing available resources for the provision of vision and/or hearing services the resident needs. This includes A. …
F685 citations in South Carolina
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 — 2024
South Carolina cites F685 less often than its own record predicts
0.57 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina in 2024, 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 South Carolina surveyors wrote
F685 findings written in South 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of South Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.24% | 0.89× |
| 2024 | 0.16% | 0.57× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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