Based on document review and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure that the arbitration agreement signed by all facility residents, with a current census of 79 residents, provided for the selection of a venue that was convenient to both parties. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure that a neutral venue available to both parties was documented within the arbitration agreement. This exclusion places facility residents and families at an unknown disadvantage in potential future disputes.Findings include: Review of the facility provided admissions pack revealed under I. Dispute Resolution Procedure: that it failed to include a clause to allow for any arbitration to be conducted at a site which was convenient to both parties signing the form. …
F848 citations in Georgia
Administration Deficiencies
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F848 more often than its own record predicts
4.42 times the share F848 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F848.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F848 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 staff interviews, record review and review of the facility's policy titled, Binding Arbitration Agreements, the facility failed to ensure the arbitration agreement specifically provided for the selection of a convenient venue: a location in which to carry out arbitration proceedings which should be agreed upon and was convenient and suitable to both parties for three of three residents (R) R246, R140 and R251 reviewed for arbitration.Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Binding Arbitration Agreements reviewed 9/12/2025 documented under Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines: . 2. The agreement must: . b. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Georgia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.13% | 2.68× |
| 2025 | 0.17% | 4.42× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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