Focused Care Of Gilmer
Inspection Findings
F-Tag F0774
F 0774 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete
our residents to their appointments. She said Maintenance Man A was the driver, and he was the only driver they had right now. She said she had an aide who was a PRN driver, and she resigned last week.
She said they did not currently have a backup driver. She said the MRC would be trained this week to be
the backup driver. She said the risk of Resident #1 missing her appointment was a delay in care. She said
the facility was currently running an ad for transportation aid. Record review of the facility's Transportation, Diagnostic Services Policy, revised December 2008, reflected Our facility will assist residents in arranging transportation to/from diagnostic appointments when necessary.Should it become necessary for the facility to provide transportation, the Social Service Designee will be responsible for arranging the transportation through the business office. Record review of the facility's Resident Rights Policy, revised December 2016, Resident Rights reflected Employees shall treat all residents with kindness, respect, and dignity. Federal and state laws guarantee certain basic rights to all residents of this facility. f. communication with and access to people and services, both inside and outside the facility.
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Focused Care of Gilmer in Gilmer, TX 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 Gilmer, TX, (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 Focused Care of Gilmer or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.