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 Washington. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
Washington cites F840 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.64×
0.64 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Washington citations0.03%
Of every deficiency written in Washington in 2024, this is the portion that was F840.
Washington0.03%
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 Washington surveyors wrote
F840 findings written in Washington, 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, isolatedMarch 7, 2024
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents were provided care by outside healthcare providers in a timely manner for 1 of 3 (Resident 1) residents reviewed for outside resources. This failure placed residents at risk of unmet care needs and services.
Findings included .
Resident 1 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including cancer and mental illness.
On 03/06/2024 at 11:00 AM, Collateral Contact 1 (CC1), said the facility had failed to make follow up appointments and/or assisted with transportation for Resident 1 to the cancer center. CC1 said the facility had told them they did not have transportation to out of town appointments. …
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