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Resident Assessment42 CFR §483.20(c)
F0637 — Quarterly Assessment At Minimum
F0637 requires the facility to conduct a quarterly review assessment for each resident at minimum, to monitor status between comprehensive assessments and capture any changes requiring follow-up.
Common Deficiency Examples
- Quarterly assessment not completed within the required timeframe
- Quarterly assessment not capturing a status change that had occurred
- Assessment schedule drifting due to inconsistent tracking
- Quarterly findings not connected back to care plan updates
What Your Plan of Correction Needs
F0637 PoCs should tie the assessment schedule fix to your broader MDS tracking system:
Gap identifiedspecific missed or late quarterly assessment
Immediate actionassessment completed
Systemic fixquarterly scheduling and tracking process, integrated with comprehensive assessment tracking
Monitoring planMDS due-date compliance audits at a defined frequency
Frequently Asked Questions
How is F0637 different from F0636?+
F0636 covers the comprehensive assessment (the full MDS) completed at admission and defined intervals. F0637 is the minimum quarterly review assessment that monitors status in between those comprehensive assessments.
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