Based on observation, staff interviews, record review, and a review of facility's policy titled Pain Management and Wound Treatment Management, the facility failed to stop and address a resident pulling back during a dressing change and facial grimacing expressions of pain during wound care for one resident (R) (R33) of two residents observed for wound care. Actual harm occurred on 1/28/2026 when Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) AA failed to assess and administer pain medication to R33 prior to providing wound care treatment, which resulted in pain during the treatment.Findings Include: Review of the facility policy titled Pain Management, date reviewed/revised 04/1/2025, revealed the Policy section included, The facility must ensure that pain management is provided to residents who require… …
F697 citations in Georgia
Pain management · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F697 less often than its own record predicts
0.66 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F697.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F697 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 observations, resident and staff interviews, record reviews, and review of the facility's policy titled Pain and Administering Medications, the facility failed to ensure that one of 106 sampled residents (R) (R80) received her pain medication in a timely manner. Findings included: A review of the facilities policy titled Pain with a revised date of October 2022, revealed that the nursing staff will identify any situations or interventions where an increase in the resident's pain may be anticipated, for example, wound care, ambulation, or repositioning. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Georgia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.11% | 1.51× |
| 2024 | 0.34% | 0.46× |
| 2025 | 0.51% | 0.66× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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