Based on records review, and interviews, the facility failed to obtain diagnostic services as ordered by the provider for one Resident (#77), out of a total sample of 23 residents. Specifically for Resident #77 who experienced pain in the left lower extremity the facility failed to obtain a left lower extremity ultrasound (non-invasive imaging test used to detect blood clots, evaluate venous flow, and assess venous valve function in the leg). Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled, Labs and Diagnostics, dated as revised 5/2025, indicated:Assessment and Recognition 1. The physician will identify and order diagnostic and lab testing based on diagnostic and monitoring needs. 2. The staff will process test requirements and arrange for tests.3. …
F776 citations in Massachusetts
Administration Deficiencies
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Massachusetts cites F776 more often than its own record predicts
1.08 times the share F776 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Massachusetts in 2024, this is the portion that was F776.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Massachusetts surveyors wrote
F776 findings written in Massachusetts, 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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