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 Rhode Island. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Rhode Island cites F688 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.43×
0.43 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Rhode Island citations0.35%
Of every deficiency written in Rhode Island in 2025, this is the portion that was F688.
Rhode Island0.35%
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 Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F688 findings written in Rhode Island, 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.
H · Actual harm, patternSeptember 4, 2025
Based on surveyor observation, record review, family member, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that a resident who was admitted to the facility without a limited range of motion does not experience a reduction in range of motion for 1 of 2 residents observed with contractures (the shortening of muscles, tendons, skin, and nearby soft tissues that cause the joints to become very stiff, which prevent normal movement), Resident ID #99. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJune 1, 2026
Based on surveyor observation, clinical record review, resident, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident with limited range of motion (ROM) received appropriate treatment and services to increase ROM and/or to prevent further decrease in ROM for 1 of 1 resident reviewed, Resident ID #10. Findings are as follows:Record review revealed Resident ID #10 was readmitted to the facility in June of 2025 with diagnoses including, but not limited to, right femur fracture, difficulty walking and chronic pain.Record review of a Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] revealed a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 15 out of 15, indicating intact cognition. …
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