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 Georgia. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
Georgia cites F840 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.41×
1.41 times the share F840 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Georgia citations0.07%
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2024, this is the portion that was F840.
Georgia0.07%
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 Georgia surveyors wrote
F840 findings written in Georgia, 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 12, 2024
Based on staff interviews and record review, the facility failed to provide documentation of a written agreement or contract with the company providing hemodialysis services for one of four residents (R) (R84) receiving dialysis services. The deficient practice had the potential to result in R84 not to obtain services that meet professional standards and experience diminished quality of life.
Findings include:
Review of the electronic medical record (EMR) revealed R84 was admitted to the facility with diagnosis including but not limited to end stage renal disease (ESRD). …
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