Infection Control Deficiencies F-Tags — Nursing Home Deficiency Citations

The Infection Control Deficiencies category covers 9 CMS F-Tags. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this category accounts for 31,368 deficiency citations across 12,210 skilled nursing facilities. 355 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity.

All F-Tags in Infection Control Deficiencies, Ranked by Citations

1. F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 23,352 citations
2. F-Tag F0883: Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations — 2,990 citations
3. F-Tag F0881: Antibiotic Stewardship Program — 1,893 citations
4. F-Tag F0887: COVID-19 Immunization — 1,158 citations
5. F-Tag F0882: Infection Preventionist Qualifications/Role — 863 citations
6. F-Tag F0886: Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. — 426 citations
7. F-Tag F0888: Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19 — 346 citations
8. F-Tag F0885: Report COVID19 data to residents and families. — 204 citations
9. F-Tag F0945: Infection Control Training — 136 citations

Compliance Resources

• Browse all deficiency categories
• F-Tag Reference Guide
• Free AI POC Generator
• How to Write a Plan of Correction

Explore POCDesk — Free Nursing Home Compliance Tools

• SNF Scorecard — look up any facility's inspection record
• Nursing Home Compare Tool — side-by-side comparisons
• Skilled Nursing Near Me — find facilities by city & state
• Best Nursing Homes by State — ranked by inspection results
• Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
• F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
• Plan of Correction (POC) Complete Guide
• Free AI POC Generator
• Plan of Correction Examples
• CMS Survey Preparation Guide
• SNF Compliance Guides
• What Is Skilled Nursing Care?

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