Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space.
F917 in Texas. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Texas cites F917 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.87×
0.87 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Texas citations0.01%
Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2025, this is the portion that was F917.
Texas0.01%
National0.01%
Share of all citations that were F917.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Texas surveyors wrote
F917 findings written in Texas, 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.
H · Actual harm, patternFebruary 3, 2025
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that residents were provided with a separate bed of proper size and height for the safety and convenience of the resident for 1 of 4 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for appropriate functional furniture.
The facility failed to ensure Resident #1 had a bed of proper size for his safety to prevent development and worsening of two facility acquired wounds.
The noncompliance was identified as PNC. The past noncompliance began on 12/02/24 and ended on 01/27/25. The facility had corrected the noncompliance before the survey began. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedNovember 21, 2024
Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure each resident was provided with functional furniture appropriate to the resident's needs, and individual closet space in the resident's bedroom with clothes racks and shelves accessible to the resident for 1 of 10 residents (Resident #19) reviewed for physical environment.
The facility failed to ensure the top drawer of Resident #19's bed side table was unlocked allowing her access to her possessions.
This deficient practice could place residents at risk of a lack of access to their personal belongings.
The findings were:
Record review of Resident #19's face sheet reflected a [AGE] year-old female admitted on [DATE]. …
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