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 Utah. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Utah cites F840 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share17.24×
17.24 times the share F840 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Utah citations0.89%
Of every deficiency written in Utah in 2025, this is the portion that was F840.
Utah0.89%
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 Utah surveyors wrote
F840 findings written in Utah, 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, isolatedMarch 16, 2026
Based on interview and record review it was determined that the facility did not ensure that the resident was provided access to an outside provider when the qualified professional person was not employed by the facility, and the facility assumed responsibility for obtaining those services in a timely manner. Specifically, for 1 out 9 sampled residents, the facility did not obtain an appointment with an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) provider for the evaluation of a resident's tracheostomy and tracheal stenosis as ordered. This resulted in a finding of harm for resident 1. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedApril 27, 2026
Based on interview and record review, for 1 of 40 sampled residents, the facility did not arrange timely services for outside resources that met professional standards and principles that applied to professional providing services. Specifically, a resident was not scheduled for a pain clinic appointment when pain was identified and the resident requested. Additionally, resident records were not secured, left unattended, and visible to any passerby. Resident identifier: 8. Findings included: 1. Resident 8 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and readmitted on [DATE] with diagnoses which included stage 4 pressure ulcers, paraplegia, osteomyelitis, spastic hemiplegia and injury of root of cervical spine. On 4/19/26 at 3:27 PM, an interview was conducted with resident 8. …
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