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 Maine. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
Maine cites F688 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.30×
0.30 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Maine citations0.26%
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2024, this is the portion that was F688.
Maine0.26%
National0.89%
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 Maine surveyors wrote
F688 findings written in Maine, 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, isolatedDecember 19, 2024
Based on Interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to prevent a decrease in the Range of Motion (ROM) and/or mobility for 2 of 11 residents screened for maintenance of physical abilities following discharge from physical/occupational therapies. (Resident #45 and Resident #500)
Findings:
1. On 12/18/24 at 10:13 a.m. a surveyor reviewed a binder provided by therapy services with Restorative Nursing Program Goals Sheets for residents discharged from Physical and/or Occupational therapy. This binder contains the after therapy plans recommended to maintain the physical abilities the resident achieved during therapy. …
B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternAugust 31, 2023
Based on interviews and observations, the facility failed to provide equipment (wheelchair) to maintain and/or improve residents' highest level of mobility for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for positioning and mobility (Resident #27).
Finding:
On 8/28/23 at 12:20 p.m., during an interview with Resident #27, he/she stated they are stuck in their room because they do not have a wheelchair that fits him/her. They can't go to activities or even leave the room due to not having a wheelchair that fits him/her.
During clinical record review the surveyor reviewed Physical Therapy (PT) treatment notes with dates from 6/20/23 to 7/7/23. …
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