Inaccurate PASARR Level I Screening for Mental Health Diagnoses
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a PASARR (Preadmission Screening and Resident Review) Level I Identification Screen accurately reflected a resident’s mental health diagnoses. Record review showed that the resident was admitted with documented diagnoses of major depressive disorder, prolonged grief disorder, PTSD, alcohol dependence, and insomnia. However, the resident’s PASARR Level I Identification Screening, completed on 10/23/25, indicated that the resident did not have a diagnosis of or a suspected mental illness. During an interview, the Interim Director of Nursing confirmed that the PASARR did not accurately reflect the resident’s diagnoses. This inaccuracy between the resident’s admission record and the PASARR Level I screen constituted the deficiency identified by surveyors for one of two residents reviewed for PASARR accuracy.
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