Based on observations, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure residents receiving tube feedings, feeding pumps were kept clean and free of a tube-like feeding substance. This deficient practice affected Resident Identifier (RI) #'s 3, 41 and 96, three of four residents sampled for tube feedings, and was observed on three of four days of the survey. Findings Include: RI #3 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses to include Dysphagia and Encounter for Attention to Gastrostomy. RI #3's April 2022 Physician Orders revealed RI #3 had an order for tube feeding of Glucerna 1.5 CAL (calorie) to infuse at 60 cc (centimeters) an hour. On 04/19/2022 at 2:20 PM, RI #3 was observed lying in bed with the head of the bed elevated at a 30-degree angle. …
F921 citations in Alabama
Safe, clean, comfortable environment · Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Alabama cites F921 less often than its own record predicts
0.59 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2025, this is the portion that was F921.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alabama surveyors wrote
F921 findings written in Alabama, 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 observation, interview and a facility policy titled Safe and Homelike Environment the facility failed to maintain the exterior physical environment in safe and good repair. Specifically, on 12/3/2025 and 12/4/2025 a damaged soffit with exposed wood and hanging metal was observed on the back side of the building facing a patio area. This concern was brought up during the resident council meeting that took place on 12/03/2025, and staff indicated it had remained in that state for more than a year. Additionally, a discarded water heater was observed near the outdoor patio area where residents may gather. …
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