Medical records · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
F842 in Georgia. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F842 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.66×
0.66 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Georgia citations1.49%
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F842.
Georgia1.49%
National2.24%
Share of all citations that were F842.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F842 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.
J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedAugust 6, 2023
Based on record review, facility documents, staff interviews, and review of 'Position Description', the facility failed to ensure licensed nursing staff accurately documented in the electronic medical records (EMR) the detailed events regarding the occurrence for one resident (R) (R#1) fall from bed during care, resulting in her death in the facility. Specifically, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) AA failed to thoroughly document the events related to the fall from bed, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, death, and release of body to the mortuary. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJuly 16, 2026
Based on observations, record review, staff interviews, and review of the facility's policy titled, Medication Administration, the facility failed to ensure a complete and accurate Medication Administration Record (MAR) for one of four medication carts. The deficient practice increased the risk for false representation and compromised accountability for the MAR documentation.Findings include:Observation of the morning medication pass on 07/15/2026, from 8:40 AM to 9:30 AM, revealed Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) LPN AA administered medications to R128, R127, and R31. …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadSeptember 12, 2024
Based on observation and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure resident protected health information was inaccessible to non-essential staff. This deficient practice placed the residents at risk of unauthorized staff having access to their protected health information. The facility census was four residents.
Findings include:
Observation on 9/11/2024 at 2:35 pm revealed two large rolling carts with resident charts containing clinical information were located in the laundry room. The charts were visible and accessible to anyone in the laundry room. …
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