Based on review of the clinical record, facility documentation, facility policy, and interviews for the only sampled resident (Resident #28) reviewed for hospice, the facility administered hospice services without a physician's order. The findings include: Resident #28's was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses that included congestive heart failure and chronic kidney disease. The admission Minimum Data Set assessment dated [DATE] identified Resident #28 was severely cognitively impaired and required moderate assistance for bed mobility and transfers. Additionally, the MDS identified that Resident #28 received hospice care. The Resident Care Plan dated 2/11/24 identified that Resident #28 was on hospice care. …
F710 citations in Connecticut
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Connecticut cites F710 less often than its own record predicts
0.68 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Connecticut in 2024, this is the portion that was F710.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Connecticut surveyors wrote
F710 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.
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