Based on interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure there was a current physician's order for a resident to receive dialysis treatment for one of one resident (Resident (R) 3) reviewed for dialysis out of a total sample of 29. This had the potential to affect the continuity of care for residents who received dialysis treatment. Findings include:Review of R3's Face Sheet in the electronic medical record (EMR) under the Profile tab revealed the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included end stage renal disease.Review of R3's admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) with an Assessment Reference Date (ARD) of 02/28/2026 located in the EMR under the MDS tab revealed a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of three out… …
F698 citations in Alabama
Dialysis · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services 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
Alabama cites F698 less often than its own record predicts
0.67 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2025, this is the portion that was F698.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alabama surveyors wrote
F698 findings written in Alabama, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Alabama citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.52% | 0.64× |
| 2025 | 0.50% | 0.67× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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