Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure one of four sampled residents (Resident 1) who returned to the facility after a hemodialysis (a medical treatment that acts as an artificial kidney, filtering waste products and extra fluid from the blood when kidneys are not working well) treatment on [DATE], at approximately 7:10 p.m., received necessary care and monitoring in accordance with professional standards of practice. Resident 1, who had anemia (a condition where blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen [a colorless, odorless reactive gas and the life-supporting component of the air] to the body) and was receiving Eliquis (a medication used to prevent and treat blood clots [gel-like clumps of blood that forms inside the body when… …
F698 citations in California
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
California cites F698 more often than its own record predicts
1.21 times the share F698 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in California 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 California surveyors wrote
F698 findings written in California, 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.
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure one of five sampled residents (Resident 1) received dialysis (process of mechanically removing waste products/ toxins and excess fluid from the body) according to the physician ' s orders and plan of care for dialysis management by failing to: 1. Ensure Resident 1 did not miss three scheduled dialysis treatments ([DATE], [DATE], and [DATE]) and one make-up dialysis treatment ([DATE]). 2. Notify the hospice (health care service that focuses on the care, comfort, and quality of life of a person with serious illness who is approaching the end of life) agency overseeing Resident 1 ' s care while in the facility when Resident 1 missed his first dialysis treatment in the facility ([DATE]). …
Based on observation, interview, medical record review, and facility P&P review, the facility failed to provide the necessary care and services for two of three final sampled residents (Residents 2 and 68) reviewed for hemodialysis. * The facility failed to ensure Resident 2's fluid intake related to dialysis was monitored accurately. In addition, the facility failed to ensure Resident 2 had ongoing assessment and oversight before, during, and after the dialysis treatment. * The facility failed to ensure the emergency dialysis kit was available at bedside for Resident 68. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of California citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.84% | 1.03× |
| 2024 | 0.73% | 0.96× |
| 2025 | 0.90% | 1.21× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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