Based on interviews, resident's medical records, review of Facility Reported Incidents (FRIs) received by the State Agency, the facility's investigative files, and facility policies titled Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation, Social Media Use, Cell Phones, and Confidentiality Statement, the facility failed to protect the residents' right to be free from sexual abuse perpetrated by other residents, physical abuse perpetrated by other residents, and exploitation/mental abuse perpetrated staff. Specifically:1. On 02/11/2025 the facility failed to protect Resident Identifier (RI) #168's right to be free from sexual abuse. On 02/11/2025 around 7:30 PM, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) #13 was making rounds on the Memory Care Unit (MCU) and observed RI #168 sitting on RI #97's bed. …
F600 citations in Alabama
Abuse and neglect · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Alabama cites F600 more often than its own record predicts
3.42 times the share F600 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2025, this is the portion that was F600.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alabama surveyors wrote
F600 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 observation, record review, interviews, and a policy titled .Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation the facility failed to ensure Resident Identifier (RI) # 90 was free from resident to resident physical abuse perpetrated by RI #57. The facility failed to implement timely and effective interventions to prevent resident to resident abuse on 04/15/2025 after RI #57 complained to staff about RI #90 entering his/her room without permission. On 04/16/2025, RI #57 pushed RI #90 from his/her room into the hallway, causing him/her to fall and sustain a laceration above the left eye and Contrast Tomography (CT) confirmed fractures of the left maxillary sinus wall and left orbital wall.This deficient practice affected RI #90, one of six sampled residents reviewed for abuse.This deficiency was… …
Based on interview, record review, facility document review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure that each resident was free from abuse for 4 (Residents #42, #61, #68, and #82) of 7 residents reviewed for abuse and failed to ensure that each resident was free from neglect for 1 (Resident #79) of 5 residents reviewed for neglect.Findings included: A facility policy titled, Abuse, Neglect, Misappropriation of Resident/Guest Property, Suspicious Injuries of Unknown Source, Exploitation, effective 05/01/2023, revealed, All of our resident/guest(s) have the right to be free from abuse, neglect, exploitation and misappropriation of resident/guest property. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Alabama citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.52% | 0.29× |
| 2024 | 7.30% | 3.10× |
| 2025 | 8.96% | 3.42× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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