Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure an appointment was scheduled within 1 to 2 weeks after a hospitalization for 1 out of 44 sampled residents (Resident 161), when Resident 161's cardiology appointment was not scheduled as ordered. This failure resulted in Resident 161 missing a physician's appointment and a potential risk for causing a delay in care and treatment.Findings:A review of Resident 161's admission RECORD, indicated Resident 161 had diagnoses including disorder of circulatory system (impaired blood supply in certain areas of the body), embolism and thrombosis of arteries of the lower extremities (a blood clot forming or traveling to block blood flow in leg arteries), cardiomyopathies (a disease that weakens or changes the heart muscle, making it… …
F778 citations in California
Administration Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
California cites F778 more often than its own record predicts
2.29 times the share F778 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in California in 2025, this is the portion that was F778.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What California surveyors wrote
F778 findings written in California, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of California citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.02% | 6.22× |
| 2025 | 0.02% | 2.29× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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