Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.09(H) Based on record reviews and interviews, the facility failed to assess non-verbal indications of pain, and implement, monitor and revise interventions to manage pain for 1 (Resident 3) of 3 sampled residents. The facility identified a census of 45. Findings are: A record review of a facility policy, Pain Management with a date of 4/1/2024, revealed the following: -To help a resident attain or maintain their highest practicable level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being and to prevent or manage pain, the facility will. -Recognize when the resident is experiencing pain or activities where the resident may experience pain. …
F697 citations in Nebraska
Pain management · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Nebraska cites F697 less often than its own record predicts
0.87 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Nebraska in 2025, this is the portion that was F697.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Nebraska surveyors wrote
F697 findings written in Nebraska, 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.
Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.09(H)Based on observation, record review, and interview the facility failed to ensure that pain medications were available to administer as ordered for 1 of 1 residents (Resident 2). The facility census was 25.Findings are:Record review of the facility policy titled Medication Administration dated 5/28/26 revealed that medications are administered as ordered by the physician and in accordance with professional standards of practice. Correct any discrepancies and report to the nurse manager. Record review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) (a mandatory comprehensive assessment tool used for care planning) assessment dated [DATE] for Resident 2 revealed that Resident 2 admitted into the facility on 6/5/25. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Nebraska citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.71% | 0.96× |
| 2024 | 0.63% | 0.86× |
| 2025 | 0.68% | 0.87× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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