Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space.
F917 in Maryland. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Maryland cites F917 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share5.49×
5.49 times the share F917 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Maryland citations0.07%
Of every deficiency written in Maryland in 2025, this is the portion that was F917.
Maryland0.07%
National0.01%
Share of all citations that were F917.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maryland surveyors wrote
F917 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.
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternJuly 23, 2026
Based on observations completed during tours of the facility on the second floor, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure the furniture provided in each resident room including dressers were functional and accessible to each resident. This was evident for 13 of 28 rooms observed on the second floor. During general observations and tour on 7/17/26 at 9:03 AM of the functionality and cleanliness of rooms, secondary to complaints 3047231 and 3029891 the following rooms were observed to have non-functioning dressers, determined by either; dresser drawers on observation hanging open off the tracks, observed from the doorway or drawers were unable to easily be opened, when tested after permission obtained from the resident. …
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