F606 in Maryland. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Maryland cites F606 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.88×
1.88 times the share F606 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Maryland citations0.10%
Of every deficiency written in Maryland in 2025, this is the portion that was F606.
Maryland0.10%
National0.05%
Share of all citations that were F606.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maryland surveyors wrote
F606 findings written in Maryland, 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, isolatedAugust 21, 2025
Based on medical record review, review of facility documentation and interview it was determined the facility failed to ensure a criminal background check was completed on an agency GNA (geriatric nursing assistant) which allowed a GNA (Staff #11) with a criminal background of assault and sexual assault to care for vulnerable residents. This was evident for 1 of 4 agency GNAs reviewed for criminal background checks during a complaint survey. Resident #5 alleged Staff #11 sexually abused him/her on 1/25/25. This resulted in psychosocial harm to Resident #5. The findings include:A review was conducted on Facility Reported Incident 302934 on 8/18/25 related to Resident #5's allegation of sexual abuse by Staff #11 on 1/25/25. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJanuary 21, 2025
Based on interview and record review it was determined the facility failed to ensure a thorough review of background check results during the hiring process for a geriatric nursing assistant who had been employed with the facility for approximately one year. This was evident for 1 (GNA #16) out of 1 previously employed geriatric nursing assistant which was reviewed during investigation of an allegation of abuse for facility reported incident #MD00206160 during the facility's recertification/complaint survey. …
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