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 Arkansas. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Arkansas cites F700 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.93×
0.93 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Arkansas citations0.36%
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F700.
Arkansas0.36%
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 Arkansas surveyors wrote
F700 findings written in Arkansas, 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.
K · Immediate jeopardy, patternMay 6, 2025
Based on interviews, record review, and facility document review, the facility failed to ensure bed rail assessments were completed for resident needs and safety, to obtain informed consent prior to installation of bed rails, and to ensure identified bed rails were applied to a compatible bed based on the assessed resident needs. Bed rails found installed on resident beds for 2 residents (Resident #15 and #25) that were reviewed for bed rails.
It was determined the facility's non-compliance with one or more requirements of participation had caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to residents. …
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternJanuary 16, 2025
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the use of a physical restraint was used to treat a resident's medical symptoms, and was not being used for staff convenience for 1 (Resident #28) of 2 sampled residents (Residents #1 and #28) reviewed for physical restraint use and failed to perform a side rail assessment prior to installing side rails for 2 (Residents #1 and #28) of 2 (Residents #1 and #28) sampled residents reviewed for side rail use.
The findings are:
1. Resident #28 had diagnoses of gastrostomy and pressure ulcer to sacral region.
A quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) with and Assessment Reference Date (ARD) of 11/29/24 indicated a staff assessment of mental status (SAMS) of severely impaired. …
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