F880 in Georgia. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F880 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.37×
1.37 times the share F880 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Georgia citations8.46%
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F880.
Georgia8.46%
National6.18%
Share of all citations that were F880.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F880 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.
K · Immediate jeopardy, patternJanuary 9, 2025
36190
18947
Based on observation, interview, record review, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, and policy review, the facility failed to follow the COVID policies regarding how to contain the COVID virus and prevent the spread, in that the policies indicated 1; the door to the COVID positive residents' rooms were to be kept closed and that staff were to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) of a gown, mask, face shield and gloves when upon entering resident's room to provide care to residents positive for COVID; 2. to ensure transported dishes from COVID positive residents were covered and dishes were washed at 120 degrees Fahrenheit (F) temperature to sanitize, and 3. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 25, 2026
Based on observations, staff and resident interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policies titled Hand Hygiene, Infection Prevention and Control Program, and general guidelines titled Resident Care Equipment Cleaning and Disinfection the facility failed to ensure staff followed infection prevention and control practices related to hand hygiene, cleaning and disinfection of resident care equipment, and the handling, containment, and disposal of soiled materials. This deficient practice had the potential to increase the risk of cross-contamination and transmission of infection. …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadFebruary 2, 2025
Based on staff interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure that the Infection Control and Prevention Program policies were reviewed annually. This deficient practice had the potential to increase the risks of exposure to infectious diseases to all residents, staff, and visitors. The facility census was 58.
Findings include:
During the review of infection control policies, there was no evidence of an annual review of the infection control policies.
In an interview on 2/1/2025 at 10:23 am, the Infection Preventionist (IP) reported that the antibiotic stewardship and infection control surveillance programs were discussed in the quarterly Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) meetings, but she was unsure when the entire infection control program or policies had… …
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