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 New Hampshire. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
New Hampshire cites F688 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.45×
0.45 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of New Hampshire citations0.36%
Of every deficiency written in New Hampshire in 2025, this is the portion that was F688.
New Hampshire0.36%
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 New Hampshire surveyors wrote
F688 findings written in New Hampshire, 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, isolatedJune 4, 2026
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that ordered devices were used to maintain mobility for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for range of motion in a final sample of 30 residents. (Resident identifier is #145.) Findings Include: Review on 6/3/26 of Resident #145's medical record revealed an order to Apply right palmar protector after breakfast until dinner always removing for meals, with a start date of 5/21/26. Observation on 6/2/26 at approximately 1:30 p.m. of Resident #145 revealed Resident #145 was in a sitting Broda chair near the nurses' station with his/her right hand closed tightly and no palm protector in place. Observation on 6/3/26 at 11:51 a.m. …
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