Based on record review, staff interviews, and review of the facility policies titled, Bed Hold Policy and Facility Policy/Procedures, the facility failed to ensure a bed hold notice was provided at the time of transfer to a hospital for one of three residents (R) (R40) reviewed for hospitalization. Findings include: Review of the undated facility policy titled Bed Hold Policy stated under Medicaid Rights, Hospital Stays: The Medicaid program will provide payment to hold the Resident's bed for a period of seven days, while the Resident is in the hospital. Review of the undated facility policy titled Facility Policy/Procedure stated under Policy: It is the policy of [NAME] Nursing Center to hold a bed for a Medicaid resident admitted to the hospitals for seven days. …
F625 citations in Georgia
Bed-hold notice · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F625 more often than its own record predicts
1.79 times the share F625 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F625.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F625 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 staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility policy titled, Fountain Blue Rehab and Nursing Bed Hold Policy, the facility failed to ensure one of 16 Residents (R) (#382) that was discharged in the last 30 days received notification of the facility bed hold policy upon transfer to the Acute Hospital; reviewed for bed hold policy. Findings: A review of the facility undated policy titled, Fountain Blue Rehab and Nursing Bed Hold Policy, revealed: The resident may need to be absent from the facility temporarily for hospitalization or therapeutic leave. The resident may request that the facility hold open the resident's bed during this time. This is known as a bed hold. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Georgia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.60% | 0.96× |
| 2024 | 1.28% | 1.83× |
| 2025 | 0.51% | 1.79× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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