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 Georgia. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F688 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.00×
1.00 times the share F688 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Georgia citations0.80%
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F688.
Georgia0.80%
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 Georgia surveyors wrote
F688 findings written in Georgia, 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 4, 2022
Based on observations, record review, resident and staff interviews, and review of the facility policy titled, Goals and Objectives, Restorative Services the facility failed to provide two of two residents (R22 and R69) reviewed for range of motion (ROM) with treatment and services to address and prevent contractures. Actual harm was identified to have occurred when R22 who was admitted to the facility without a contracture developed a contracture to his left hand while in the facility without having received therapy and/or restorative services. Actual harm was also identified when facility staff failed to apply a splint to R69's left hand and the resident's contracture to his left hand worsened. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJune 15, 2026
Based on observations, staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility policy titled Resident Mobility and Range of Motion Policy and Procedure,.The facility failed to ensure R7 received needed range of motion (ROM) and contracture prevention services. This failure placed R7 at increased risk for worsening contractures. Findings include:A review of the electronic medical record (EMR) revealed that R7 was admitted with diagnoses included dementia, and osteoarthritis.The Minimum Data Set (MDS) comprehensive annual assessment dated [DATE], showed R7 was dependent on staff to maintain personal hygiene, dressing and grooming. …
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