Based on facility document review, staff interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure an antibiotic stewardship program was developed and implemented. This failure had the potential to increase the risk of adverse events, including the development of antibiotic-resistant organisms (commonly called superbugs) from unnecessary or inappropriate antibiotic use for all 86 residents currently residing in the facility. Findings include: Review of the last three months of tracking/trending infections document provided by the facility revealed there was no documentation of whether an infection met any defined criteria for infection and antibiotic treatment, or if the antibiotic prescribed was effective for any identified organisms. …
F881 citations in Georgia
Antibiotic stewardship · Infection Control Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F881 more often than its own record predicts
1.90 times the share F881 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F881.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F881 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Georgia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.85% | 1.84× |
| 2024 | 1.01% | 2.25× |
| 2025 | 0.91% | 1.90× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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