F686 in Maryland. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Maryland cites F686 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.80×
0.80 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Maryland citations1.58%
Of every deficiency written in Maryland in 2025, this is the portion that was F686.
Maryland1.58%
National1.97%
Share of all citations that were F686.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maryland surveyors wrote
F686 findings written in Maryland, 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.
K · Immediate jeopardy, patternOctober 24, 2019
Based on surveyor observation(s), review of clinical records, facility policies and procedures, and resident and staff interview(s), it was determined that facility staff failed to implement preventive measures to prevent a pressure injury for residents identified at low (mild) or moderate risk for impaired skin integrity. These failures resulted in 3 of 3 residents with facility acquired pressure injuries that were reviewed during the survey (#105, #221 and #11).
On 10-21-19 at 4:15 PM, an immediate jeopardy (IJ) for residents at low (mild) to moderate risk for pressure injury was determined. …
Based on complaint, reviews of all pertinent documents and a closed medical record, and interviews with facility staff, it was determined that the facility failed to implement preventative measures to prevent the development and deterioration of a resident's pressure ulcers. This was evident for 1 (Resident #2) out of 4 residents reviewed during a survey. The findings include: On 03/30/26 the Office of Health Care Quality received a complaint with concerns that Resident #2 was not provided with quality of care. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 18, 2026
Based on medical record review and interview, the facility staff failed to provide treatment/services to prevent/heal pressures ulcers . This is evident for 1 (Resident #7) of 3 residents reviewed for pressure ulcers during a complaint survey.The findings included: A pressure ulcer also known as pressure sore or decubitus ulcer is any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure that results in damage to the underlying tissue. Pressure ulcers are staged according the their severity from Stage I (area of persistent redness), Stage II ( superficial loss of skin such as an abrasion, blister or shallow crater), Stage III ( full thickness skin loss involving damage to subcutaneous tissue presenting as a deep crater), Stage IV (full thickness skin loss with extensive damage to muscle, bone or tendon) or… …
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