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 Arkansas. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Arkansas cites F693 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.78×
0.78 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Arkansas citations0.54%
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F693.
Arkansas0.54%
National0.70%
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 Arkansas surveyors wrote
F693 findings written in Arkansas, 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, isolatedApril 18, 2024
Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to clarify orders for the correct flush amount to be administered before and after medications through a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube to decrease the potential for harm for 1 (Resident #52) of 2 sampled residents with a PEG tube.
The findings are:
Resident #52 had diagnoses of dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), following cerebral infarction (disruption of blood flow to the brain) and encounter for attention to gastrostomy (a medical procedure where a tube is inserted into the stomach). …
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternAugust 27, 2026
Number of residents sampled:
Number of residents cited:
Based on observations, interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure two (Resident #122 and Resident #20) who received enteral feedings received appropriate care and services to prevent complications. Specifically, the facility failed to provide enteral nutrition per the Physician's Order for Resident #122 and failed to follow manufacturers' guidelines on tubing replacement for Resident #20.
The findings include:Resident #122
Review of an admission Record revealed Resident #122 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses that included malignant neoplasm of the tongue and pharynx, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. …
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