Georgia Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 356 skilled nursing facilities in Georgia. Facilities average 16.6 deficiency citations each, with 5,920 total citations recorded and 4 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 244 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding Georgia's most-cited F-Tags and deficiency categories helps administrators focus survey-preparation and Plan of Correction efforts where citations are most likely.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Georgia
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,363 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,054 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 987 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 566 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 562 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 492 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Georgia
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 418 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 404 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 356 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 259 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 240 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 238 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 184 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 180 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 148 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 143 citations