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 Vermont. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
Vermont cites F688 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.36×
0.36 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Vermont citations0.32%
Of every deficiency written in Vermont in 2024, this is the portion that was F688.
Vermont0.32%
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 Vermont surveyors wrote
F688 findings written in Vermont, 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.
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternJanuary 11, 2024
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide range of motion rehabilitation services for 2 of 35 sampled residents (Resident #81 and #43). Findings include:
1. Per record review Resident #81 has diagnoses that include acute transverse myelitis (inflammation of the spinal cord; symptoms may include pain), anxiety, and lower back pain.
Per interview on 12/19/23 at 10:45 AM, Resident #81 stated that s/he is concerned that staff are not doing ROM (range of motion) exercises with him/her. S/He explained that his/her goal is to at least do some stretches and s/he has declined in his/her ROM. …
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