Based on observations, and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure that one of two residents (R) (R1) was provided privacy during wound care treatment. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure R1's full privacy was provided by ensuring the privacy curtain was fully engaged when conducting wound care treatments. The failure had the potential to result in loss of dignity, and compromised resident rights.Findings include:Record review for R1 revealed resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with the diagnoses of but not limited to Pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 3, Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 3 Note: L foot second digit, Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified, Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease with heart failure and stage 1 through stage 4… …
F550 citations in Georgia
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F550 more often than its own record predicts
1.02 times the share F550 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F550.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F550 findings written in Georgia, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Georgia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.62% | 0.79× |
| 2024 | 1.95% | 0.89× |
| 2025 | 2.17% | 1.02× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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