Based on staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility policy titled, Admission, Transfer, and Discharge, the facility failed to provide a written notification of transfer to the hospital to the resident and resident representative for one resident (R) (R26) reviewed for hospital transfer. This deficient practice had the potential to affect the resident and their representative by not having the knowledge of where and why a resident was transferred and/or how to appeal the transfer, if desired. Findings include: Review of the facility's undated policy titled Admission, Transfer, and Discharge revealed that the policy did not provide guidance related to providing the written notification of transfer to the resident and the resident representative. …
F623 citations in Georgia
Notice before transfer or discharge · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F623 more often than its own record predicts
1.40 times the share F623 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F623.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F623 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.
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to develop and implement a process for the notification of the Ombudsman when a resident is transferred to the hospital for two of two residents (R) (R#72 and R#73) reviewed for hospital transfer. The deficient practice had the potential to affect any resident that was transferred or discharged from the facility. Finding include: 1. Review of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for R#72 under the Census tab revealed diagnoses including a fracture, respiratory issues, and arthritis. On 1/31/2023, R#72 was transferred to the hospital due to a change in condition and returned from the hospital on 2/05/2023. Review of the EMR revealed no evidence that the facility notified the Ombudsman when the resident was transferred to the hospital. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Georgia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.85% | 0.94× |
| 2024 | 1.01% | 0.99× |
| 2025 | 0.57% | 1.40× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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