Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to schedule transportation arrangements for a medical appointment for one of 36 sampled residents (R) (R71), resulting in a missed post-operation (post-op) appointment after a surgical procedure. Actual Harm was identified on 3/13/2025, when staples became embedded in R71's amputation surgical site after the facility failed to provide transportation for post-operation (post-op) appointments. Findings included: A review of the electronic medical record (EMR) revealed that R71 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with a diagnoses of encounter for orthopedic aftercare following surgical amputation, acquired absence of right leg below knee, acquired absence of left above knee, type 2 diabetes mellitus with other skin conditions,… …
F774 citations in Georgia
Administration Deficiencies
Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of the facility.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F774 more often than its own record predicts
6.88 times the share F774 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F774.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F774 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.
Based on resident and staff interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure one of three residents (Resident (R) 12) reviewed for transportation out of a total sample size of 24 residents, was picked up from a medical appointment by the facility's transportation. This failure placed residents at risk for unsafe transportation to a medical appointment from the facility.Findings include:Review of R12's electronic medical record (EMR) titled Resident Face Sheet located under the Resident tab indicated the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE].Review of R12's EMR titled quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) with an Assessment Reference Date (ARD) dated 1/30/2025 located under the survey shell indicated the resident had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 14 out… …
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