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 Arizona. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Arizona cites F690 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.28×
0.28 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Arizona citations0.38%
Of every deficiency written in Arizona in 2025, this is the portion that was F690.
Arizona0.38%
National1.36%
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 Arizona surveyors wrote
F690 findings written in Arizona, 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.
G · Actual harm, isolatedNovember 2, 2023
Based on clinical record review, staff and resident interviews, review of facility policy, and the rules of the State Board of Nursing, the facility failed to ensure appropriate care and services related to indwelling catheter care was provided to two residents (#20 and #1). The deficient practice could result in residents not receiving necessary treatment and infection or the catheter having to be replaced sooner.
Findings include:
-Resident #1 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses of history of urinary tract infections, urogenital implant, neuromuscular dysfunction of bladder and benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symptoms. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJune 10, 2026
Based on record review, staff interviews, observations, and review of facility policies and procedures, the facility failed to ensure that 2 out of 18 sampled residents (#1 and #2) received appropriate treatments and services to prevent urinary tract infections. The deficient practice could lead to a high risk of CAUTI (catheter-associated urinary tract infections), contamination transfer, tube obstruction or resident injury.
Findings Include:
-Regarding Resident #1
Resident #1 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnosis including type 2 diabetes mellites without complications, encephalopathy, end stage renal disease, bacteriuria, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, dependence on renal dialysis, urinary tract infection, systemic inflammatory response syndrome of non-infectious origin, epilepsy,… …
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