Based on observations, record review, staff interviews, and review of the facility's policy Specialty Services: Dental Services, Vision Services, Podiatry Services, Hearing Services, and Mental Health, the facility failed to provide the necessary care and services for one of two residents (R) (R27) reviewed for hearing services by assessing whether the resident's hearing aids were in use and available, implementing physician orders, and notifying the physician when the hearing aids were unavailable. …
F685 citations in Georgia
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F685 less often than its own record predicts
0.47 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F685.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F685 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Georgia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.09% | 0.32× |
| 2024 | 0.13% | 0.47× |
| 2025 | 0.11% | 0.47× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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