F603 in Georgia. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
Georgia cites F603 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share2.64×
2.64 times the share F603 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Georgia citations0.13%
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2024, this is the portion that was F603.
Georgia0.13%
National0.05%
Share of all citations that were F603.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F603 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.
J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedApril 19, 2024
Based on staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility policy titled Freedom of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation; Abuse Prevention - Work Instruction, the facility failed to ensure that one resident (R) (R4) was free from involuntary seclusion when one side of his bed was pushed against the wall, and the other side of the bed was barricaded with a mattress lying horizontally on chairs. The mattress and wall blocked R4's view of his room, and he could not get out of his bed from approximately 10:30 pm on [DATE] until [DATE] at 7:30 am when a nurse discovered R4. …
Based on resident and staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility policy titled Freedom from Patient Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Mistreatment, and Misappropriation of Property, Mission Statement, the facility failed to ensure that one of 26 sampled residents (R) (R22) was free from involuntary seclusion when staff placed R22 in a locked shower room, unattended, for 30 minutes to one hour, without the ability to exit. As a result, R22 experienced psychosocial harm on April 11, 2026, as evidenced by expressing anger about the incident. Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Freedom from Patient Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Mistreatment, and Misappropriation of Property, Mission Statement, revised 11/21/2016, included, . …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 1, 2024
Based on observations, interviews, and a review of the policy titled Abuse Prevention Policy Instruction, the facility failed to ensure that one of five sampled residents (R) (R11) was free from involuntary seclusion.
Findings included:
A review of the facility policy titled, Abuse Neglect and Exploitation - Work Instruction last revised on 11/15/2022, documented that Abuse means the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish. The resident has the right to be free from . Involuntary seclusion. …
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