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 Nebraska. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Nebraska cites F700 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.75×
0.75 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Nebraska citations0.29%
Of every deficiency written in Nebraska in 2025, this is the portion that was F700.
Nebraska0.29%
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 Nebraska surveyors wrote
F700 findings written in Nebraska, 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, isolatedJune 30, 2025
Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.09(I)
Based on observations, record reviews, and interviews; the facility failed to assess for bed assist bar (a bar affixed to the bed used to assist the resident in bed mobility and positioning) use for 1 (Resident 49) of 1 sampled resident. The facility staff identified a census of 110.
The findings are:
Record review of Resident 49's admission Record printed 06/25/25 revealed the facility admitted the resident on 06/25/23 and identified Resident 49 had diagnoses that included stroke, dementia, epilepsy, weakness, other abnormalities of gait and mobility, and reduced mobility. …
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