Based on observation, record review, staff interviews and the facility policy titled Restraints/Bed Rails, the facility failed to ensure one resident (R) (R1) from a sample of 11 residents was free from being restrained with a gait belt while in a wheelchair. The deficient practice placed R1 at risk of adverse clinical outcomes. Findings includeReview of the policy Restraints/Bed Rails dated October 2016, documented, under Intent: It is the intent of the (named) facility that right of residents to be free from any physical or chemical restraints imposed for purposes of discipline or convenience and not required to treat the resident's medical symptoms is honored at all times.Review of the medical records revealed R6 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with the following diagnoses that… …
F604 citations in Georgia
Restraints · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F604 less often than its own record predicts
0.45 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F604.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F604 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.
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Georgia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.26% | 0.67× |
| 2024 | 0.13% | 0.37× |
| 2025 | 0.17% | 0.45× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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