Based on interview and record review, facility staff failed to complete an assessment of a resident's health status prior to and after returning from the dialysis center for 2 (#s 2 and 6) of 4 sampled residents receiving dialysis treatments. This deficient practice increased the risk of residents #2 and #6 to experience adverse outcomes related to complications from end-stage renal disease. Findings include:1. Review of resident #2's electronic medical record, dated February 2026, showed an admission date of 2/10/26, with pertinent diagnoses including end-stage renal disease, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, anemia in chronic kidney disease, and dependence on renal dialysis.Review of resident #2's medication administration record, dated February 2026, showed orders initiated on 2/11/26 for… …
F698 citations in Montana
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
Montana cites F698 less often than its own record predicts
0.84 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Montana 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 Montana surveyors wrote
F698 findings written in Montana, 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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Recent years
| Year | Share of Montana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.17% | 0.23× |
| 2025 | 0.63% | 0.84× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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