Inspection visit
Inspection
Citations
10 citations recorded*CMS
What do CMS severity letters mean?
Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.
Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.
F552 - Planning and Implementing Care
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
F623 - Transfer and discharge-
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
F638 - Quarterly Review Assessment
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
F640 - Automated data processing requirement-
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
F641 - Accuracy of Assessments
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
F660 - Quality of life
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
F740 - Behavioral health services
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
F835 - Administration
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
F867 - Program feedback, data systems and monitoring
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
F926 - Establish policies, in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and
Have policies on smoking.
FAQ · About this visit
Common questions about this visit
What happened during the November 20, 2024 survey of WHITEFISH CARE AND REHABILITATION?
This was a inspection survey of WHITEFISH CARE AND REHABILITATION on November 20, 2024. The surveyor cited 10 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.
Were any deficiencies cited at WHITEFISH CARE AND REHABILITATION on November 20, 2024?
Yes, 10 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments."
What type of survey was this?
This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.
SourceView on CMS Care Compare
Next steps
Concerned about a resident’s care?Find your local ombudsman through the Eldercare Locatoror file a complaint with your state survey agency.
Researching this visit professionally?Book a 15-minute calland we will walk through what we have on file.
Data from CMS Care Compare public records. Dataset last refreshed . If you believe any information is inaccurate, report it here.