Incontinence and catheter care · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
F690 in Alabama. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
Alabama cites F690 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.97×
0.97 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Alabama citations1.46%
Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2024, this is the portion that was F690.
Alabama1.46%
National1.50%
Share of all citations that were F690.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alabama surveyors wrote
F690 findings written in Alabama, 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, isolatedFebruary 20, 2026
Based on observations, interviews, and review of the facility policy titled Catheter Care the facility failed to ensure that Resident Identifier (RI) #77's urinary drainage bag from his/her catheter was maintained in accordance with professional standards of practice and in a manner to prevent infection and maintain dignity. Specifically RI #77's urinary drainage bag observed on a floor mat and without a privacy cover. This placed the drainage system at risk for contamination and resident at risk of urinary tract infection. …
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