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F726 citations in Georgia

Competent nursing staff · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F726 in Georgia. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Georgia cites F726 less often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share0.29×

0.29 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.

Share of Georgia citations0.17%

Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F726.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Georgia surveyors wrote

F726 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.

J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedAugust 20, 2025

Based on record review, staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure that staff nurses assessed and completed neurological checks for one of 10 Residents (R1) who had a fall (5/15/2025) with a head injury and sustained a hematoma. The census was 60. On August 12, 2025, a determination was made that a situation in which the facility's noncompliance with one or more requirements of participation caused or had the likelihood to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to residents. The facility's Administrator, Interim Director of Nursing, Director of Nursing, MDS (Minimum Data Set) Coordinator, and Registered Nurse Wound Care were informed of the Immediate Jeopardy on August 12, 2025, at 4:07 p.m. …

Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation

G · Actual harm, isolatedAugust 13, 2021

Based on observations, record reviews, and interviews, the facility failed to provide staff with the necessary education and skill set to perform resident transfers; the facility staff improperly transferred one of four residents (R#210). This resulted in actual harm that required surgery. The findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Villa Safe Lifting dated 11/13/2019 revealed, 2. Evaluation of nursing staff use of lifting equipment is accomplished through in-service post-test, return demonstration, as well as on-the-job performance reports. R#210 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. A review of the resident's medical record revealed [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . …

SGMC Health Villa

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 13, 2026

Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure one of three Certified Medication Aides (CMA) had the required competencies needed to provide safe resident care. This deficient practice had the potential to result in an unqualified staff member performing medication administration tasks without verified competency.Findings include:A review of the employee file for CMA HH revealed a CMA registry date of 11/12/2022. The file revealed CMA HH did not have a skills checklist.An interview on 08/13/2026 at 3:00 PM with the DON revealed that skills checks were completed annually and as needed. She stated that when nurses were training on the floor, she received feedback from the staff providing the training. …

Westminster Commons

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Recent years

YearShare of Georgia citationsvs expected
20230.34%0.56×
20240.40%0.61×
20250.17%0.29×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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