Deficiency tags › F0624
F0624
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies. The wording is the CMS summary of the requirement; the full text is in the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP.
By state
"Share" is citations divided by the number of certified facilities in the state, so a value over 100% means more than one citation per facility on average.
| State | Citations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 74 | 6% |
| Maryland | 56 | 25% |
| Ohio | 39 | 4% |
| Texas | 25 | 2% |
| Missouri | 12 | 2% |
| Washington | 9 | 5% |
| Illinois | 9 | 1% |
| North Carolina | 9 | 2% |
| Florida | 7 | 1% |
| Indiana | 7 | 1% |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 1% |
| Oregon | 6 | 5% |
| South Carolina | 6 | 3% |
| New Mexico | 5 | 7% |
| Michigan | 5 | 1% |
| Virginia | 5 | 2% |
| West Virginia | 5 | 4% |
| Connecticut | 4 | 2% |
| Nevada | 4 | 6% |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 1% |
| Montana | 3 | 5% |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 1% |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1% |
| Utah | 2 | 2% |
| Louisiana | 2 | 1% |
| New York | 2 | 0% |
| Colorado | 2 | 1% |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1% |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0% |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 6% |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0% |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 11% |
| Georgia | 1 | 0% |
Most recent citations
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0624 mean?
F0624 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. It falls under resident rights deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0624?
319 citations at 301 facilities (2% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 32 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0624 most?
California (74), Maryland (56), Ohio (39), Texas (25), Missouri (12).