Based on medical record review, staff interviews, and review of facility investigation documents, it was determined that the facility failed to effectively communicate with the Substance Abuse Disorder (SUD) team, the physician and direct care staff regarding residents in order to develop and maintain a comprehensive plan of care to address residents substance abuse disorders and treatment plans. This was evident for 1 of 11 residents (Resident #56) reviewed during the complaint survey.As a result of this deficient practice, an Immediate Jeopardy was identified on [DATE] at 12:15 PM and an IJ summary tool was provided to the facility. …
F740 citations in Maryland
Behavioral health services · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Maryland cites F740 more often than its own record predicts
1.13 times the share F740 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Maryland in 2025, this is the portion that was F740.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maryland surveyors wrote
F740 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.
Based on observation, resident interview, record review, and staff interview, it was determined that facility staff failed to ensure that residents had behavioral health services to help achieve their highest practical level of functioning. This was 1 (#1) of 1 resident reviewed for behavioral health concerns.The findings include:Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders V - the following criteria for hoarding disorder:Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value.This difficulty is due to a perceived need to save the items and to distress associated with discarding them.The difficulty discarding possessions results in the accumulation of possessions that congest and clutter active living areas and substantially compromises their… …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Maryland citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.59% | 2.25× |
| 2024 | 0.64% | 2.57× |
| 2025 | 0.30% | 1.13× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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