F685 in Maryland. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Maryland cites F685 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share2.31×
2.31 times the share F685 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Maryland citations0.56%
Of every deficiency written in Maryland in 2025, this is the portion that was F685.
Maryland0.56%
National0.24%
Share of all citations that were F685.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maryland surveyors wrote
F685 findings written in Maryland, 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.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 31, 2026
Based on complaint, reviews of a closed clinical record and all other pertinent administrative documents, and interviews with the resident and facility staff, it was determined that the facility staff failed to maintain transfer to the local eyeglass store as indicated in the ophthalmology consultant's discharge/consult note. This was evident for 1 (Resident #4) of 5 residents reviewed during a complaint survey. The findings include: On 6/18/26 at 10:46 am the Office of Health Care Quality received a complaint (3048023) from another State agency that indicated Resident #4 was inappropriately discharge from the facility. …
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