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 Connecticut. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Connecticut cites F700 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.16×
0.16 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Connecticut citations0.06%
Of every deficiency written in Connecticut in 2025, this is the portion that was F700.
Connecticut0.06%
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 Connecticut surveyors wrote
F700 findings written in Connecticut, 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.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedMay 1, 2025
Based on clinical record review, facility documentation review, facility policy review, and interviews for four of four residents (Resident #1, #2, #3, and #4) reviewed for quality of care, the facility failed to provide education and obtain consents for use of bed rails, and the facility failed to date completed bed rail testing/audits, and failed to perform bed rail audits at six-month intervals in accordance with facility policy, and failed to ensure staff accurately performed a side rail test for risk of entrapment per device manufacture guidelines. The findings include:
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A.
Resident #1's diagnoses included dementia and contractures. …
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