Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure newly admitted residents received dialysis services in a timely manner causing one resident to be transferred to a higher level of care, affecting 1 of 3 residents reviewed for dialysis (Resident #1). The facility failed to ensure resident rights to prevent neglect regarding care and services for dialysis communication for newly admitted residents, resulting in serious harm and possibly the death of the resident (Resident #1). …
F698 citations in Florida
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
Florida cites F698 more often than its own record predicts
1.31 times the share F698 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Florida 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 Florida surveyors wrote
F698 findings written in Florida, 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 maintain effective communication between nursing staff and medical providers, and failed to collaborate with a dialysis center to promote adequate treatment, monitoring, and continuity of care for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for dialysis care and services, out of a total sample of 5 residents, (#1 and #3). The facility's failure to respond appropriately to ongoing communication from the dialysis center and failure to coordinate care to ensure necessary services were arranged in a timely manner placed residents #1 and #3 at risk for potential complications and caused actual harm for resident #1, that was inconsistent with the goals of the resident and his representative. Findings: 1. …
Based on interview and record review the facility failed to complete dialysis communication sheet for 1 (Resident #6) of 2 residents reviewed for dialysis. Findings include: Review of Resident #6 physician order dated 5/20/2026 read, Dialysis Treatment Center Name: [Name and Phone Number of Third Party Dialysis Provider] Days/Schedule: TU/TH/SA [Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday] Pick up time:0700 Chair Time:0730 Transport via Wheelchair every day shift every Tue, Thu, Sat for Dialysis Information. Review of Resident #6 Dialysis Communication Forms facility to complete upon resident's return from dialysis section was not completed on 8/8/2026, 8/6/2026, 8/4/2026, 8/1/2026, and 7/28/2026. No other communication sheets were provided prior to 7/28/2026. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Florida citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.89% | 1.09× |
| 2024 | 0.99% | 1.31× |
| 2025 | 0.98% | 1.31× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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