Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure recommended behavioral health care and services were provided to create an environment promoting emotional and psychosocial well-being for 1 of 1 sampled residents (#14) reviewed for behaviors. This failure placed residents at risk for loss of life, hopelessness, and a diminished quality of life. This caused harm to Resident #14 when the facility failed to remove potentially dangerous items from Resident #14's room, failed to provide consistent monitoring of the resident after returning to the facility and failed to establish interventions to ensure the resident's safety. This failure resulted in an immediate jeopardy on 09/05/19. …
F740 citations in Washington
Behavioral health services · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Washington cites F740 more often than its own record predicts
1.46 times the share F740 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Washington in 2025, this is the portion that was F740.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Washington surveyors wrote
F740 findings written in Washington, 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.
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide the necessary behavioral healthcare to maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment and plan of care for 1 of 3 sample residents (1), reviewed for care and services. Specifically, Resident 1 was checked for toileting needs in an undignified manner, was upset and afraid the identified person (Staff A) was going to return, and did not receive any follow-up by the facility related to the incident, or the resident's expression of distress. This failure caused the resident actual psychosocial harm. Findings included: A review of the record showed Resident 1 had diagnoses [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . …
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents were provided psychotropic (mind altering) medications in response to mood/behavior issues for 4 of 5 sampled residents (Residents 4, 8, 46, and 59) reviewed for unnecessary medications. This failure placed residents at risk of avoidable medication side effects, sedation, possible chemical restraint, and a diminished quality of life. Findings included. Resident 4 Review of the electronic health record (EHR) showed Resident 4 readmitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses to include fracture of the left leg, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Washington citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.22% | 0.82× |
| 2024 | 0.21% | 0.86× |
| 2025 | 0.38% | 1.46× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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