F605 in Alabama. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Alabama cites F605 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share2.12×
2.12 times the share F605 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Alabama citations1.49%
Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2025, this is the portion that was F605.
Alabama1.49%
National0.70%
Share of all citations that were F605.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alabama surveyors wrote
F605 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.
J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedMay 9, 2025
Based on interviews, record review, and review of a facility policy titled Unnecessary Drugs the facility failed to ensure adequate monitoring for behaviors was completed accurately, properly, and consistently while a Gradual Dose Reduction (GDR) for a psychotropic medication was being attempted.
Specifically, RI #1 had a dose reduction of Seroquel on 08/28/2024 and the facility did not have a documented system to include timeframe and instructions to staff on monitoring for behaviors while a GDR attempt was in progress. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedSeptember 18, 2025
Based on record review, interview, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure one of five residents (Resident (R) 7) reviewed for unnecessary medications had an appropriate diagnosis for the use of an atypical antipsychotic medication with dementia of 38 sample residents. Findings include:Review of the facility's policy titled, Use of Psychotropic Medications, reviewed 04/22/25, revealed: Policy: It is the intent of this policy to ensure that residents only receive psychotropic medications when other nonpharmacological interventions are clinically contraindicated. …
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