Based on interviews, resident record review, review of a facility policy titled Abuse Prohibition, during and after the facility investigation, the facility failed to ensure thorough investigations were conducted and appropriate corrective actions were taken or interventions were developed to ensure residents in the facility were protected from residents with unmanaged, escalating abusive behaviors and to prevent further abuse.Resident Identifier (RI) #119 had verbally abusive behaviors which escalated on 03/18/2025 when RI #119 threatened to kill people in the facility. The incident was not identified as potential abuse, was not reported as an allegation of abuse, and was not investigated in a manner to prevent further abuse. …
F610 citations in Alabama
Investigating alleged violations · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Alabama cites F610 more often than its own record predicts
1.64 times the share F610 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2025, this is the portion that was F610.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alabama surveyors wrote
F610 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.
Based on interview, record review, and facility document and policy review, the facility failed to conduct a thorough investigation for 1 (Resident #79) of 5 residents reviewed for neglect and failed to conduct a thorough investigation for 5 (Residents #58, #65, #12, #80, and #81) of 7 residents reviewed for abuse.Findings included: A facility policy titled, Abuse, Neglect, Misappropriation of Resident/Guest Property, Suspicious Injuries of Unknown Source, Exploitation, effective 05/01/2023, revealed, The facility will investigate and document all incidents and accidents involving resident/guest(s). The policy continued, All of our resident/guest(s) have the right to be free from abuse, neglect, exploitation and misappropriation of resident/guest property. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Alabama citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.52% | 0.41× |
| 2024 | 2.92% | 2.04× |
| 2025 | 2.49% | 1.64× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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