Mobility and range of motion · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
F688 in Colorado. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Colorado cites F688 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.55×
1.55 times the share F688 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Colorado citations1.23%
Of every deficiency written in Colorado in 2025, this is the portion that was F688.
Colorado1.23%
National0.80%
Share of all citations that were F688.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Colorado surveyors wrote
F688 findings written in Colorado, 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.
G · Actual harm, isolatedFebruary 12, 2026
Based on observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure one (#25) of two residents reviewed for range of motion received services and assistance to prevent a reduction in range of motion out of 35 sample residents. Resident #25 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. According to the resident's diagnoses on admission, Resident #25 did not admit to the facility with bilateral hand contractures. On 9/9/25 a joint mobility evaluation was completed which indicated Resident #25's right wrist and right fingers had minimum range of motion limitations and left wrist and fingers had moderate range of motion limitations. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJune 3, 2026
Based on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure residents with with limited range of motion received appropriate treatment and services to increase range of motion for one (#8) of one resident out of 51 sample residents.Specifically, the facility failed to provide passive range of motion services for Resident #8's left hand, which had a contracture (a permanent tightening of the muscles, tendons, skin, and nearby tissues that causes the joints to shorten and become very stiff and prevents normal movement of a joint or other body part).Findings include:I. Facility policy and procedureThe Prevention of Decline in Range of Motion policy, revised 2025, was provided by the nursing home administrator (NHA) on 6/3/26 at 12:44 p.m. …
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