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 Florida. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Florida cites F840 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share2.53×
2.53 times the share F840 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Florida citations0.13%
Of every deficiency written in Florida in 2025, this is the portion that was F840.
Florida0.13%
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 Florida surveyors wrote
F840 findings written in Florida, 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.
G · Actual harm, isolatedApril 10, 2025
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to timely assist and provide post-operative follow up transportation for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for Administration, of a total sample of 4 residents, (#1).
Findings:
Resident #1, a [AGE] year old male was admitted to the facility from an acute care hospital on 1/03/25 with diagnoses including subsequent encounter of right knee dislocation/reduction, type 2 diabetes mellitus, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, and anxiety disorder. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedApril 8, 2026
Based on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to coordinate an outside medical appointment for one resident (#1) out of three residents reviewed for medical appointments.Findings include: On 04/08/2026 at 10:23 AM, Resident #1 was observed lying down in bed dressed in his nightgown. Resident #1 stated he has vertigo and was supposed to be seen by an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Specialist. He stated on the day transportation came to the facility to take him he was not ready because no one at the facility informed him about the appointment. He stated this happened about a month ago. The facility told him they would reschedule his appointment, but it never happened. …
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