Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the Director of Rehabilitation ([DOR] oversees the rehabilitation department operations, not required to be a licensed Occupational Therapist [OT] a licensed healthcare professional who evaluates and treats individuals to improve their ability to perform everyday activities safely and independently] and is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant [COTA] trained to provide OT services only under the supervision of a licensed OT and cannot independently perform evaluations, assessments, determine the need for assistive devices, or initiate occupational therapy treatment plans) referred one of three sampled residents (Resident 14), who was non weight bearing (no weight placed on the affected leg, foot, or joint), to the OT… …
F826 citations in California
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
California cites F826 more often than its own record predicts
2.29 times the share F826 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in California in 2025, this is the portion that was F826.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What California surveyors wrote
F826 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 | 0.03% | 4.66× |
| 2024 | 0.02% | 3.10× |
| 2025 | 0.02% | 2.29× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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