Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure (1) employees report any suspicion of a crime against any resident, according to timelines; (2) post the notice of employee rights; and (3) prohibit and prevent retaliation for reporting.
F608 in Georgia. Pick another state for the same tag.
No F608 citations were recorded in Georgia for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F608 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.
K · Immediate jeopardy, patternAugust 21, 2022
Based on interview, record review, and facility policy review, it was determined the facility failed to develop policies and procedures to ensure that reasonable suspicion of a crime against any resident was immediately reported to local law enforcement for four of five residents (R) (R#58, R#62, R#86, and R#277) reviewed for abuse. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure sexual assaults perpetrated by R#58 against R#62 and R#86 were reported to the police, and that an allegation of staff-to-resident abuse directed toward R#277 was reported to the police. Subsequently, the abuse continued. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 18, 2020
Warrenton 608 reporting of crime to authorities
Based on observation, interviews, record reviews and review of policies titled Abuse Investigation and Reporting and Abuse Prevention Program, the facility failed to report theft of resident medications (after discharge from the facility) for four residents ((R)#9, R#10, R#11, and R#12), by a staff member, to local authorities.
Findings include:
A review of the facility policy title Abuse Prevention Program dated [DATE] revealed; Facility Company Name prohibits resident neglect and abuse including, but not limited to, mental abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, corporal punishment, involuntary seclusion and the misappropriation of property of residents. …
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