Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
F840 in Connecticut. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Connecticut cites F840 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share2.41×
2.41 times the share F840 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Connecticut citations0.12%
Of every deficiency written in Connecticut in 2025, this is the portion that was F840.
Connecticut0.12%
National0.05%
Share of all citations that were F840.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Connecticut surveyors wrote
F840 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, isolatedSeptember 17, 2025
Based on review of the clinical record, facility documentation, facility policy and interviews for one (1) of three (3) residents (Resident #1) reviewed for admission orders, the facility failed to ensure an appointment was scheduled with an outside specialty provider per admission orders. The findings include:Resident #1's diagnoses included Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and myotonic muscular dystrophy (a genetic disorder affecting the muscles and causing progressive weakness and muscle stiffness). The Nursing admission assessment dated [DATE] at 7:33 PM identified that Resident #1 was alert with good memory recall and required staff assistance with positioning and transfers. …
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