Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.
F843 in North Carolina. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
North Carolina cites F843 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share4.61×
4.61 times the share F843 takes of citations nationally.
Share of North Carolina citations0.08%
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina in 2024, this is the portion that was F843.
North Carolina0.08%
National0.02%
Share of all citations that were F843.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What North Carolina surveyors wrote
F843 findings written in North Carolina, 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.
F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadApril 28, 2022
Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to have a transfer agreement in place for transferring residents to the local hospital for evaluation and treatment, which had the potential to effect 63 of 63 residents who resided in the facility.
The findings included:
Review of the facility contracts with local entities revealed that the transfer agreement with the local hospital was not executed.
During an interview on 4/28/22 at 3:30 PM, the Administrator indicated residents and family were able to choose which hospital they attended. They did not have a transfer agreement with these hospitals. She revealed she had contacted the hospital and they stated they were required to treat anyone coming in under federal law.
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadMarch 19, 2024
Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to have a transfer agreement in place for transferring residents to the local hospital for evaluation and treatment, which had the potential to effect 90 of 90 residents who resided in the facility.
The findings included:
A review of the facility contracts with local entities revealed the facility had not executed a transfer agreement with the local hospital.
On 3/15/2024 at 4:40 p.m. in an interview with the Administrator she stated the facility did not have a written transfer agreement with the local hospital to transfer the residents for treatment as needed. …
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