Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies F-Tags — Nursing Home Deficiency Citations
The Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies category covers 17 CMS F-Tags. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this category accounts for 31,174 deficiency citations across 9,643 skilled nursing facilities. 2,343 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity.
All F-Tags in Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies, Ranked by Citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 8,932 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 8,671 citations
- F-Tag F0610: Investigate/Prevent/Correct Alleged Violations — 5,723 citations
- F-Tag F0607: Develop/Implement Abuse/Neglect Policies — 3,094 citations
- F-Tag F0604: Right to be Free from Physical Restraints — 1,553 citations
- F-Tag F0602: Free from Misappropriation/Exploitation — 1,510 citations
- F-Tag F0605: Right to be Free from Chemical Restraints — 716 citations
- F-Tag F0943: Abuse Neglect and Exploitation Training — 516 citations
- F-Tag F0606: Not Employ/Engage Persons who have Adverse Actions — 244 citations
- F-Tag F0603: Free from Involuntary Seclusion — 156 citations
- F-Tag F0608: Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure (1) employees report any suspicion of a crime against any resident, according to timelines; (2) post the notice of employee rights; and (3) prohibit and prevent retaliation for reporting. — 37 citations
- F-Tag F0225: 1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents. — 7 citations
- F-Tag F0226: Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property. — 5 citations
- F-Tag F0221: Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. — 4 citations
- F-Tag F0224: Protect each resident from mistreatment, neglect and misappropriation of personal property. — 3 citations
- F-Tag F0223: Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others. — 2 citations
- F-Tag F0222: Keep each resident free from drugs that restrain them, unless needed for medical treatment. — 1 citations
Compliance Resources
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- F-Tag Reference Guide
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- How to Write a Plan of Correction
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- Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
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- Plan of Correction (POC) Complete Guide
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- CMS Survey Preparation Guide
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families