Based on observations, staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled, Self-Administration of Drugs, the facility failed to ensure one of 32 sampled residents (R) (R30) did not have unauthorized, unsecured medications at the bedside. This deficient practice had the potential for unauthorized access to medications by other residents and visitors in the facility.Findings include:Record review of the facility policy titled, Self-Administration of Drugs dated 2020 documented, Intent: It is the intent to promote safe medication administration practices for patients that choose to self-administer medications. Documented in Procedure: Should the patient wish to self -administer his or her own drugs or medications, the patient should be permitted to do so. …
F554 citations in Georgia
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F554 more often than its own record predicts
4.24 times the share F554 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F554.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F554 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 | 1.36% | 2.46× |
| 2024 | 2.42% | 4.42× |
| 2025 | 2.40% | 4.24× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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