F-Tag F0563 — Right to Receive/Deny Visitors
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
F-Tag F0563 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering right to receive/deny visitors. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 198 times across 192 unique facilities. The top recorded severity for this tag is G.
Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0563
- California — 26 citations
- Texas — 16 citations
- Missouri — 12 citations
- Virginia — 12 citations
- Michigan — 11 citations
Related F-Tags in Resident Rights Deficiencies
- F-Tag F0550 — Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (8,999 citations)
- F-Tag F0584 — Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (8,840 citations)
- F-Tag F0580 — Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (6,045 citations)
- F-Tag F0558 — Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (4,617 citations)
- F-Tag F0578 — Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (4,456 citations)