Ensure the physician properly assigns and delegates tasks to a qualified dietitian (or other qualified nutrition professional); or to a qualified therapist.
of F715 citations were written at actual harm or above. The mark is the share across all tags, 5.4%.
The harm level
How severely F715 is cited
0.0% of citations found actual harm or worse (level G and above).
Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
J—
K—
L—
Actual harm
G—
H—
I—
No harm, potential for more than minimal
D266.7%
E—
F—
No harm, potential for minimal
A—
B—
C133.3%
Every recorded F715 citation, by the harm level and scope the surveyor assigned.
In the surveyor’s words
What an F715 citation says
One finding from each severity level, 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, isolatedApril 6, 2026
Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure the physician signed therapeutic diet orders for total parenteral nutrition (TPN- a method of delivering complete nutrition intravenously to patients who cannot use their digestive system), written by a registered dietitian (RD) for one Resident, (#10), out of a total sample of 13 residents.Findings include:Review of 105 CMR 150 Standards for Long Term Care Facilities indicated the RD's role within long-term care facilities to be as follows: -150.009: Dietary Service (A) All facilities shall provide adequate dietary services to meet the daily dietary needs of residents in accordance with written dietary policies and procedures. …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadSeptember 6, 2024
Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to develop a policy and procedure for physician delegation of tasks to the dietician. This had the potential to affect all 69 residents residing at the facility.
Findings include:
On 9/6/24, facility policies were reviewed. The policies lacked a procedure for physician delegation of tasks to the dietician.
On 9/6/24 at 5:22 p.m., the administrator stated he was unable to locate a policy or procedure addressing physician delegation of tasks to the dietician.
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