Based on facility documents, resident records, and interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to provide wandering interventions for dementia residents who were identified as a risk for elopement. This was evident for 3 (Resident #4, #7, and #8) of 3 residents reviewed for wandering/elopement during the complaint survey. The findings include: 1)On 08/25/2026 at approximately 9:35 AM, a review of intake #3173123 revealed that on 08/21/2026 at approximately 6:20 AM, nursing reported Resident #4 missing and the break room back door alarm sounding. Staff searched the facility, rooms, and perimeter. Neighbors found Resident #4 and escorted them back. …
F744 citations in Maryland
Dementia care · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Maryland cites F744 less often than its own record predicts
0.17 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Maryland in 2025, this is the portion that was F744.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maryland surveyors wrote
F744 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Maryland citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.25% | 1.19× |
| 2024 | 0.27% | 1.27× |
| 2025 | 0.03% | 0.17× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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