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 Delaware. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Delaware cites F688 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.60×
1.60 times the share F688 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Delaware citations1.28%
Of every deficiency written in Delaware in 2025, this is the portion that was F688.
Delaware1.28%
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 Delaware surveyors wrote
F688 findings written in Delaware, 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.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedApril 10, 2026
Based on record review and interview it was determined that for one (R3) out of one resident reviewed for ROM the facility failed to ensure devices to prevent further decline in ROM were applied. Findings include: The facility policy on restorative nursing last updated December 2025 indicated, The interdisciplinary team is responsible for working with residents to assist them in adjusting to their disabilities, to use their prosthetic devices .Review of R3's clinical record revealed:8/22/24 - A physician's orders was written for R3 to receive a short splint to the left hand in the morning and off before supper. …
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