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.
F837 in Iowa. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2023
Iowa cites F837 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.80×
0.80 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Iowa citations0.06%
Of every deficiency written in Iowa in 2023, this is the portion that was F837.
Iowa0.06%
National0.07%
Share of all citations that were F837.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Iowa surveyors wrote
F837 findings written in Iowa, 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.
F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadJuly 31, 2023
Based on interview, record review, facility job description review, the facility failed to ensure the Administrator was appropriately licensed to act as the Administrator for the facility. The facility reported a census of 31.
During the entrance conference on 7/24/23 at 11:12 AM, the DON (Director of Nursing) stated the Administrator was currently at the other facility she managed and wouldn't make it to this facility today.
During an interview on 7/26/23 at 9:25 AM, the Administrator queried to supply a copy of her license and she stated she didn't have a license, she had a provisional license for the other facility (not facility surveyed at present time). She stated she was in the process of getting a waiver. …
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