Based on the TN Department of Health Guidelines for Sex Offenders, Registered Sex Offender Registry review, policy review, personnel file review, and interview, the facility failed to protect 24 of 24 residents from 1 of 3 (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) A), whose criminal background check revealed a criminal conviction and placement on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Registered Sex Offender Registry. The findings include: 1. Review of the Tennessee Department of Health Guidelines for Sex Offenders revealed, .individuals with certain sex offender convictions are permanently prohibited from working in long-term care facilities due to background check requirements. …
F606 citations in Tennessee
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Tennessee cites F606 more often than its own record predicts
2.19 times the share F606 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Tennessee in 2025, this is the portion that was F606.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Tennessee surveyors wrote
F606 findings written in Tennessee, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Tennessee citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.17% | 3.35× |
| 2025 | 0.12% | 2.19× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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