F-Tags in Review: F559 Choose/Be Notified of Room/Roommate Change
The new CMS regulations which were implemented in November 2017 included the addition of regulation F559 which sometimes leads to a deficiency due to the lack of documented pre-planning or lack of documentation of conversations with the resident. While this regulation has not yet been widely identified as deficient, some pre-planning will assist in avoidance of deficiency in the future. We all know there are times when a resident requires a room move due to circumstances…