Based on observations, record review, interviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to enforce its smoking policy by allowing residents to smoke near others using portable oxygen for two of four residents (Residents (R) 38 and R86) reviewed for smoking out of a total sample of 24 residents. This noncompliance created conditions that posed a risk of serious injury for the residents. The facility's failure to implement their smoking policy by staff allowing residents to smoke near residents with portable oxygen tanks caused or was likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to a resident. Immediate Jeopardy was identified on 02/26/26 and was determined to exist on 02/23/26, for 483.90 Smoking Policies at a Scope and Severity (S/S) of a J. …
F926 citations in Georgia
Environmental Deficiencies
Have policies on smoking.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Georgia cites F926 more often than its own record predicts
1.20 times the share F926 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2024, this is the portion that was F926.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F926 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.
Based on observations, resident and staff interviews, and a review of the facility policy titled 3.1 HR Conditions of Employment: Standard of Conduct Smoking Guidelines, the facility failed to implement their smoking policy and procedures regarding designated smoking areas for staff. The census was 67 residents (R). Findings include: A review of the facility policy titled 3.1 HR Conditions of Employment: Standard of Conduct Smoking Guidelines, dated 2019, revealed the intent of the guidelines was to promote safety for associates, patients, customers, and visitors. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Georgia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.09% | 1.15× |
| 2024 | 0.07% | 1.20× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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