Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
F700 in Alaska. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Alaska cites F700 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share2.73×
2.73 times the share F700 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Alaska citations1.06%
Of every deficiency written in Alaska in 2025, this is the portion that was F700.
Alaska1.06%
National0.39%
Share of all citations that were F700.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alaska surveyors wrote
F700 findings written in Alaska, 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.
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternJanuary 31, 2025
Based on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to obtain the residents' consent for bedrails use and conduct accurate risks and benefits assessments for 7 residents (#'s 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 12, and 167), out of 8 sampled residents and 2 unsampled residents (#s 11 and 13), reviewed for bedrails use. This failed practice had the potential to place the residents at risk of falls, entrapment, and other preventable accidents and potentially place residents at risk of feelings of isolation and helplessness. …
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