Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
F841 in Wisconsin. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Wisconsin cites F841 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.10×
1.10 times the share F841 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Wisconsin citations0.04%
Of every deficiency written in Wisconsin in 2025, this is the portion that was F841.
Wisconsin0.04%
National0.03%
Share of all citations that were F841.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Wisconsin surveyors wrote
F841 findings written in Wisconsin, 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.
L · Immediate jeopardy, widespreadSeptember 30, 2025
Based on interview and record review, the facility did not ensure the medical director followed through on his responsibilities regarding the coordination of care and treatment the residents received in the facility. This has the likelihood to cause serious harm, injury, or impairment to all 85 residents currently residing in the facility.Medical Director (MD)-QQ was not aware of and did not ensure facility residents with wounds had care and treatment necessary to prevent and heal pressure and non-pressure injury wounds. Medical Director-QQ deferred all wound care and treatment to the facility's wound team and Wound MD (Medical Doctor). …
F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadAugust 31, 2022
Based on interview and record review, the facility's medical director has not been involved in the facility's implementation of resident care policies and procedures or involved in the facility QA process. This has the ability to impact all of the facility's residents.
Interview with the facility's medical director revealed he has not been involved in providing input into facility policies and procedures or their quality assurance process for months.
This is evidenced by:
Interview with Medical Director (MD) X on 09/30/22 at 4:15 PM revealed the following information:
When asked if he is in involved in the facility's administrative decisions, MD X responded: No. …
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