Based on medical record review and interview, it was determined the facility staff failed to obtain a diagnostic test as ordered for a resident (Resident #5). This was evident for 1 of 11 residents reviewed during a complaint survey. The findings include:Review of Resident #5's medical record on 2/3/26 revealed the Resident was admitted to the facility in 2024 with a diagnosis to include goiter. Goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland.Further review of Resident #5's medical record revealed the Resident had a chest X-ray completed on 3/3/25 to rule out pneumonia. Review of the X-ray results revealed it stated: a nonspecific superior mediastinal widening. Overall findings are worse compared to 4/22/2024. CT recommended. …
F776 citations in Maryland
Administration Deficiencies
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Maryland cites F776 more often than its own record predicts
1.74 times the share F776 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Maryland in 2025, this is the portion that was F776.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maryland surveyors wrote
F776 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.11% | 1.88× |
| 2025 | 0.07% | 1.74× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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