Based on observations, interview and review of a facility policy titled, DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE JOB DESCRIPTION, the facility failed to ensure: (1) the commode anchor bolts in RL(Room Locator) #'s 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9 were capped; (2) the bathroom ceiling of RL #5 did not have peeling paint around the light fixture; (3) the dresser drawer in RL #5 did not have chipped paint on the two lower drawers on the left side of the dresser; (4) the window screen on the outside of RL #5 was not torn; and (5) handles on the dresser drawers in RL #10 were not missing. These deficient practices affected RL #'s 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10, eight of 109 rooms being used by residents, three of nine units at the facility and Resident Identifier (RI) #'s 11, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34. …
F253 citations in Alabama
Environmental Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
No F253 citations were recorded in Alabama for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
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F253 findings written in Alabama, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on observations, interview, and review of a facility documents titled, DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE JOB DESCRIPTION and MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTION, the facility failed to ensure toilet bolts were not protruding from the base, rusted, and uncapped. This was observed on two of two halls in the facility, RL (Room Locators) #1 through #19. Findings Include: A review of the Director of Maintenance Job Description revealed: .General Purpose: To plan, organize and direct the overall operation of the department in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, ensuring that the facility is maintained in a safe, comfortable condition . …
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