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Inspection Findings
F-Tag F0689
F 0689 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete
appointments with a resident. Depending on cognition, the facility will send a staff member with the resident. Transportation was usually arranged through Lake [NAME]. Pick up and return times are scheduled. Lake [NAME] had a 30-minute window. Interview on 09/05/25 at 10:58 A.M. with Receptionist/Human Resources (HR)/Payroll #203 revealed on 07/07/25 the facility received a phone call between 10:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. from a doctor's office saying Resident #45 was waiting to be picked up from his appointment. She called Lake [NAME] and was told pick up was marked as will call.
Receptionist/HR/payroll #203 told them it couldn't be because the facility had a return time written down.
Lake [NAME] informed her that they had already been there and left. With Lake [NAME] you call and wait
on hold or have option for them to call you back. The facility was talking to the doctor's office, Lake [NAME], and the office again. The doctor's office also called the resident's daughter. Resident #45's daughter called and said she would pick the resident up, but she wasn't bringing him back here. Interview on 09/05/25 at 1:29 PM. With Resident #45's daughter said she didn't even know the facility was taking the resident to an appointment that day. She had cancelled the appointment. The facility didn't call her. At the last appointment
she had come to the facility to go with her father to an appointment, and the facility had arranged for a staff member to go with him. When she picked up her father from the appointment 07/07/25, he was very upset and very hungry. He had not had anything to eat that day and it was almost noon. She could not believe the facility had sent him to the appointment unattended. Interview on 09/05/25 at 1:50 P.M. the DON verified Resident #45 had been sent to the appointment 07/07/25 unaccompanied by staff or family. This deficiency represents noncompliance investigated under Master Complaint Number 1392904 (OH00165517) and Complaint Number 1392903 (OH00167496).
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HOMESTEAD II in PAINESVILLE, OH inspection on recent inspection.
Found 0 violation(s). Severity: Standard violations. Status: 0 corrected, 0 pending.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an F-tag violation?
- F-tags are federal deficiency codes used by CMS to categorize nursing home violations. Each F-tag corresponds to a specific federal regulation (42 CFR Part 483). For example, F607 relates to abuse prevention policies, F880 relates to infection control.
- Were these violations corrected?
- Facilities must submit plans of correction and implement changes within required timeframes. CMS conducts follow-up inspections to verify corrections. Check the inspection report for specific correction dates and follow-up verification status.
- How often do nursing home inspections happen?
- CMS conducts unannounced inspections of all Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes at least once per year. Additional inspections may occur based on complaints, facility-reported incidents, or follow-up to verify previous violations were corrected.
- What should families do about these violations?
- Families should: (1) Review the full inspection report for details, (2) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspections, (4) Compare with other facilities in PAINESVILLE, OH, (5) Report new concerns to state authorities.
- Where can I see the full inspection report?
- Complete inspection reports are available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request copies directly from HOMESTEAD II or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.