Based on observations and interview, the facility failed to ensure: 1) hand rails in the hallways were not missing plastic end cap pieces, 2) a small handrail was not missing from the wall on the left side of the hall, and there was not a missing handrail on the right side of the hallway on Unit One; and 3) a small hand rail was not missing from the wall next to the nurses station on Unit Two. This deficient practice was identified during observations of the environment and had the potential to affect residents who ambulated in the facility. Findings include: On 04/29/2025 at 4:00 PM, the surveyor observed the hand rail in front of the nurses' station on Unit One was missing the end cap. …
F924 citations in Alabama
Environmental Deficiencies
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Alabama cites F924 more often than its own record predicts
13.15 times the share F924 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2025, this is the portion that was F924.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
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What Alabama surveyors wrote
F924 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.
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