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 Idaho. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Idaho cites F690 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.24×
0.24 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Idaho citations0.33%
Of every deficiency written in Idaho in 2025, this is the portion that was F690.
Idaho0.33%
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 Idaho surveyors wrote
F690 findings written in Idaho, 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, isolatedDecember 18, 2017
Based on observation interview, and record review, it was determined the facility failed to ensure residents' urinary care needs were met. This was true for 3 of 6 residents (#7, #51, and #59) sampled for decreased bladder control, Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), and indwelling urinary catheters. As a result:
a) Resident #51 was harmed when indwelling urinary catheter care was not consistently provided and the resident developed recurrent UTIs.
b) Resident #59 was harmed when she did not receive consistent pericare and developed a UTI.
c) Resident #7 had the potential for harm when the facility failed to complete a bladder retraining program after determining the resident was an appropriate candidate.
Findings include:
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D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJuly 23, 2026
Based on record review, policy review, observations, and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure indwelling catheter care was implemented for 1 of 1 resident (Resident #19) whose records were reviewed for catheter care. This failure created the potential for Resident #19 to not receive appropriate catheter care to his suprapubic catheter. Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled, Indwelling Catheters, revised 9/25/25 documented, 1. An indwelling catheter is used only when a resident's clinical condition demonstrates that catheterization is necessary. Care and treatment are provided to help the resident restore their highest level of normal bladder function as possible and to reduce catheter associated complications such as a urinary tract infection .andf. …
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