Deficiency Index

F837 citations in Connecticut

Administration Deficiencies

Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F837 in Connecticut. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Connecticut cites F837 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share1.14×

1.14 times the share F837 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Connecticut citations0.06%

Of every deficiency written in Connecticut in 2025, this is the portion that was F837.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Connecticut surveyors wrote

F837 findings written in Connecticut, 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.

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedFebruary 13, 2026

Based on facility document review, policy review, and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain and provide a written transfer agreement policy to ensure appropriate transfer arrangements with a hospital. The findings include: Review of facility documentation failed to produce a written transfer agreement policy outlining the facility's process for transferring residents to a hospital when medically necessary.Interview with the Administrator on 2-13-2026 at 5:00 PM identified she was unable to provide the requested transfer agreement policy at the time of survey. …

Bickford Health Care Center

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