Based on staff interviews, record review, and review of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual, the facility failed to ensure the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments were transmitted within the timeframes specified in the RAI manual for one of three residents (R) (R76) whose MDS submissions were reviewed. This failure had the potential for the discharged resident not to be able to receive services elsewhere because Medicare was not aware of the discharge status and for an inappropriate payment for services to the facility.Findings include: Review of the October 2025 RAI Manual revealed on page 2-39:09. Discharge Assessment-Return Not Anticipated . …
F640 citations in Georgia
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F640 more often than its own record predicts
1.37 times the share F640 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F640.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F640 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 record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure that the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments were transmitted within 14 days of completion of to CMS's (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Quality Improvement Evaluation System (QIES) Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system for eight residents (R ) (24, 29, 23, 35, 1, 12, 7, and 18) of 35 sampled residents. Findings include: 1. A review of R24 MDS list revealed a Quarterly MDS dated [DATE]. Further review revealed the MDS was completed but not transmitted. 2. A review of R29 MDS list revealed a Significant Change MDS dated [DATE]. Further review revealed that the MDS was completed but not transmitted. 3. A review of R23 MDS list revealed an Annual MDS dated [DATE]. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Georgia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.85% | 2.20× |
| 2024 | 0.34% | 1.03× |
| 2025 | 0.40% | 1.37× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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