Deficiency tags › F0626
F0626
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
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 | 99 | 8% |
| Texas | 22 | 2% |
| Ohio | 18 | 2% |
| Illinois | 18 | 3% |
| North Carolina | 18 | 4% |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 2% |
| Michigan | 14 | 3% |
| Colorado | 11 | 5% |
| Missouri | 11 | 2% |
| Maryland | 9 | 4% |
| Florida | 8 | 1% |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 3% |
| Georgia | 6 | 2% |
| Connecticut | 6 | 3% |
| Washington | 6 | 3% |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 1% |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 2% |
| Indiana | 5 | 1% |
| New York | 5 | 1% |
| Virginia | 4 | 1% |
| New Jersey | 3 | 1% |
| West Virginia | 3 | 2% |
| Delaware | 3 | 7% |
| Maine | 3 | 4% |
| Vermont | 2 | 6% |
| Alabama | 2 | 1% |
| Minnesota | 2 | 1% |
| Nebraska | 2 | 1% |
| Tennessee | 2 | 1% |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 1% |
| Nevada | 1 | 2% |
| Oregon | 1 | 1% |
| Kansas | 1 | 0% |
| Arizona | 1 | 1% |
| Hawaii | 1 | 2% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 11% |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0% |
| Iowa | 1 | 0% |
| Montana | 1 | 2% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0626 mean?
F0626 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. It falls under resident rights deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0626?
326 citations at 312 facilities (2% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 19 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0626 most?
California (99), Texas (22), Ohio (18), Illinois (18), North Carolina (18).