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. …
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.
Against expectation — 2025
Alabama cites F602 more often than its own record predicts
2.22 times the share F602 takes of citations nationally.
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.
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. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Alabama citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.55% | 4.84× |
| 2024 | 2.55% | 6.13× |
| 2025 | 0.99% | 2.22× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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