Based on record review, staff interviews, and review of the facility's policy titled, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Residents and the Human Resource Director Job description, the facility failed to ensure that one of six employee files selected for review had evidence they were verified with the State of Georgia's Nurse Aide Registry. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Residents with a review date of 10/24/2022 revealed under IV. Procedure: A. Seven Components of Prevention and Detection: 1. Screening: The facility screens potential employees to determine their appropriateness in working with individuals with specific conditions and needs: CNA Registry is contacted to confirm the aides' enrollment and status on the registry. …
F729 citations in Georgia
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F729 more often than its own record predicts
1.29 times the share F729 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F729.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F729 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.07% | 1.57× |
| 2025 | 0.06% | 1.29× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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