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F602 citations in Alabama

Misappropriation and exploitation · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F602 in Alabama. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Alabama cites F602 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share2.22×

2.22 times the share F602 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Alabama citations0.99%

Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2025, this is the portion that was F602.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Alabama surveyors wrote

F602 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.

G · Actual harm, isolatedMay 3, 2024

Based on interviews, record review, review of a facility policy titled, Abuse, Neglect and Misappropriation, Exploitation Policy, and review of information from the Alabama Department of Public Health's (ADPH) Online Reporting System, the facility failed to ensure Resident Identifier (RI) #1 was free from misappropriation of funds from his/her personal funds. On 04/13/2024 the facility administrator was informed by the Business Office Manager (BOM) that she had been arrested for elder abuse. …

The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedApril 9, 2026

Based on interviews, record review and review of facility's policies titled, Abuse, Neglect, Misappropriation, Exploitation Policy, Medication Destruction, facility investigation files, and review of information from the Alabama Department of Public Health's (ADPH) Online Reporting System, the facility failed to ensure residents' medications were secured from misappropriation and failed to identify, report, and investigate allegations in accordance with policies and regulatory requirements. …

Diversicare of Oxford

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Recent years

YearShare of Alabama citationsvs expected
20231.55%4.84×
20242.55%6.13×
20250.99%2.22×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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