Based on observation, clinical record review, resident and staff interviews and facility policy review, the facility failed to properly care for one resident with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line, (Resident #4). The facility identified a census of 33 residents. Findings include: A Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment form dated 8/20/22 documented Resident #4 with diagnosis that included a multiple sclerosis. A Care Plan addressed a focus area of multiple sclerosis, initiated and revised 9/20/21. The interventions included the following: a. Power PICC solo: change the PICC line dressing using sterile technique weekly. Flush the PICC line after every use or at least weekly when no in use with a 10 milliliter (ml) or larger syringe. …
F694 citations in Iowa
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Iowa cites F694 less often than its own record predicts
0.13 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Iowa in 2025, this is the portion that was F694.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Iowa surveyors wrote
F694 findings written in Iowa, 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.
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