Based on interview, record review, and review of other facility documentation, it was determined that for one (R11) out of 31 sampled residents, the facility failed to provide laboratory services to R11 when lab work ordered was not followed up after a failed specimen collection. In addition, the facility failed to ensure that a stat (at once) ordered lab draw result was reported to the physician in a timely manner. Findings include: Cross refer F684 example 2Review of R11's clinical record revealed:a. 3/18/26 - R11 had a physician's order for CBC and CMP for hyponatremia.3/23/26 - A labs result report from C6 (contracted laboratory vendor) with a specimen collection date of 3/19/26 documented . albumin . please reschedule . difficult draw specimen not obtained . WBC . please reschedule . …
F770 citations in Delaware
Administration Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Delaware cites F770 more often than its own record predicts
1.02 times the share F770 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Delaware in 2025, this is the portion that was F770.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
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What Delaware surveyors wrote
F770 findings written in Delaware, 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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