Based on interview and record review, the failed to provide mandatory behavioral health training to 7 of 7 staff (Staff F, H, I, R, S, T and U), reviewed for staff training and competency. This deficient practice placed all residents with behavioral health diagnoses at risk for unmet care needs and a diminished quality of life. Findings included . According to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix PP, .behavioral health encompasses a resident's whole emotional and mental well-being, which includes, but is not limited to, the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders . …
F949 citations in Washington
Administration Deficiencies
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2023
Washington cites F949 less often than its own record predicts
1.00 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Washington in 2023, this is the portion that was F949.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Washington surveyors wrote
F949 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.
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