Based on interviews, record review, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to ensure physician visits were done every 60 days, per the requirement, and documentation of those visits was in the medical record for one of five sampled residents (R)(R53). Findings included: A review of the facility policy titled, Staff Privileges, dated April 2024 revealed, .Each physician desiring to participate in staff privileges must abide by the following conditions .Provide medical information necessary to maintain continuous medical care and treatment .Provide the Center with medical information concerning the resident in accordance with admission policies .Prepare and maintain a complete medical record for each resident in accordance with current medical record policies and procedures… …
F712 citations in Georgia
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Georgia cites F712 more often than its own record predicts
1.24 times the share F712 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2024, this is the portion that was F712.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F712 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% | 0.81× |
| 2024 | 0.13% | 1.24× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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