Based on review of clinical records, interviews with staff, and facility policy, it was determined the facility failed to ensure residents who require dialysis treatment receive such services, consistent with professional standards of practice, including ongoing assessment of the resident's condition and monitoring for complications before, during, and after dialysis treatments for one of three dialysis resident's reviewed (Resident R104). The facility's failure to properly monitor Resident R104's right arm fistula (used for dialysis access) resulted in actual harm to Resident R104 who required an emergent transfer to the hospital from the dialysis center when the resident's fistula was assessed as swollen, infected with purulent (thick, yellowish substance that occurs with infection)… …
F698 citations in Pennsylvania
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
Pennsylvania cites F698 more often than its own record predicts
1.58 times the share F698 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania surveyors wrote
F698 findings written in Pennsylvania, 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 review of facility policy, clinical records, and staff interviews it was determined that the facility failed to make certain consistent dialysis communication was maintained for one of two residents reviewed (Residents R9).Findings include: Review of the facility policy Dialysis; Hemodialysis dated 2/1/26. The policy indicates to provide optimal care to residents receiving hemodialysis at an outpatient clinic, including physical monitoring and assessment of the fistula site, residents' response to treatment, and ongoing communication with the clinic. Practitioner Reviews Dialysis Communication form (MR 248) when there is a recommendation made by the clinic and enters a progress note addressing the recommendation. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Pennsylvania citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.30% | 1.60× |
| 2024 | 1.07% | 1.41× |
| 2025 | 1.18% | 1.58× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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