Tube feeding · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
F693 in Arizona. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2023
Arizona cites F693 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.23×
0.23 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Arizona citations0.17%
Of every deficiency written in Arizona in 2023, this is the portion that was F693.
Arizona0.17%
National0.75%
Share of all citations that were F693.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arizona surveyors wrote
F693 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.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJuly 7, 2023
Based on clinical record review, observation, staff interviews, and policies, the facility failed to ensure one sampled resident (#19) who had an enteral feeding tube received the appropriate treatment and services to prevent complications. The deficient practice could result in potential enteral feeding tube complications.
Findings include:
Resident #19 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses that included malignant neoplasm of the larynx, oropharyngeal phase dysphagia, and chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia.
A nutrition/hydration care plan initiated on March 24, 2023 indicated resident was NPO and enteral feeding dependent. …
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