Environmental Deficiencies F-Tags — Nursing Home Deficiency Citations

The Environmental Deficiencies category covers 34 CMS F-Tags. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this category accounts for 11,593 deficiency citations across 5,863 skilled nursing facilities. 79 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity.

All F-Tags in Environmental Deficiencies, Ranked by Citations

  1. F-Tag F0921: Safe/Functional/Sanitary/Comfortable Environment — 3,414 citations
  2. F-Tag F0908: Essential Equipment Safe Operating Condition — 1,882 citations
  3. F-Tag F0925: Maintains Effective Pest Control Program — 1,837 citations
  4. F-Tag F0919: Resident Call System — 1,736 citations
  5. F-Tag F0912: Bedrooms Measure at Least 80 Sq Ft/Resident — 1,021 citations
  6. F-Tag F0909: Resident Bed — 485 citations
  7. F-Tag F0926: Smoking Policies — 256 citations
  8. F-Tag F0924: Corridors Have Firmly Secured Handrails — 186 citations
  9. F-Tag F0911: Bedroom Number of Residents — 168 citations
  10. F-Tag F0914: Bedrooms Assure Full Visual Privacy — 150 citations
  11. F-Tag F0923: Ventilation — 126 citations
  12. F-Tag F0920: Requirements for Dining and Activity Rooms — 62 citations
  13. F-Tag F0917: Resident Room Bed/Furniture/Closet — 57 citations
  14. F-Tag F0922: Procedures to Ensure Water Availability — 45 citations
  15. F-Tag F0441: Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. — 33 citations
  16. F-Tag F0907: Space and Equipment — 22 citations
  17. F-Tag F0910: Resident Room — 18 citations
  18. F-Tag F0323: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. — 17 citations
  19. F-Tag F0253: Provide housekeeping and maintenance services. — 12 citations
  20. F-Tag F0918: Bedrooms Equipped/Near Lavatory/Toilet — 12 citations
  21. F-Tag F0916: Resident Room Floor Above Grade — 11 citations
  22. F-Tag F0906: Emergency Electrical Power System — 10 citations
  23. F-Tag F0372: Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. — 6 citations
  24. F-Tag F0456: Keep all essential equipment working safely. — 5 citations
  25. F-Tag F0252: Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible. — 5 citations
  26. F-Tag F0913: Bedrooms Have Direct Access to Exit Corridor — 4 citations
  27. F-Tag F0915: Resident Room Window — 3 citations
  28. F-Tag F0465: Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. — 3 citations
  29. F-Tag F0469: Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. — 2 citations
  30. F-Tag F0458: Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. — 1 citations
  31. F-Tag F0460: Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed. — 1 citations
  32. F-Tag F0257: Maintain comfortable and safe temperature levels. — 1 citations
  33. F-Tag F0254: Provide clean bed and bath linens that are in good condition. — 1 citations
  34. F-Tag F0467: Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both. — 1 citations

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