Based on record review and interview it was determined the facility failed to ensure the arbitration agreement included language to ensure Residents are made aware of the right to rescind the agreement, time frame, and ensure Residents are made aware that signing of the arbitration agreement was not a condition of admission to the facility or a requirement for continuation of care at the facility. This was evident for 1 out of 1 arbitration agreement utilized by the facility during the surveyor's review of the arbitration task during the facility's recertification survey. The findings include:On 6/16/26 at 12:19PM the surveyor conducted an interview of Social Worker (SW) #3 who confirmed with the surveyor that the facility offered arbitration agreements to facility Residents. …
F847 citations in Maryland
Administration Deficiencies
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Maryland cites F847 less often than its own record predicts
0.22 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Maryland in 2025, this is the portion that was F847.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maryland surveyors wrote
F847 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 | 0.05% | 0.32× |
| 2025 | 0.03% | 0.22× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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