How many Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies citations have nursing homes received?

Nursing homes have received 61,180 Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies deficiency citations across 12,993 facilities, per official CMS Health Deficiency data. 390 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity.

How do I respond to a Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies citation?

A facility cited under a Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies F-Tag must submit a Plan of Correction within 10 calendar days addressing corrective action, identification of affected residents, systemic changes, monitoring, and a completion date.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies F-Tags — Nursing Home Deficiency Citations

The Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies category covers 27 CMS F-Tags. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this category accounts for 61,180 deficiency citations across 12,993 skilled nursing facilities. 390 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity.

All F-Tags in Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies, Ranked by Citations

F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 14,820 citations
F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 8,745 citations
F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 8,039 citations
F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 7,338 citations
F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 6,892 citations
F-Tag F0655: Baseline Care Plan — 3,203 citations
F-Tag F0644: Coordination of PASARR and Assessments — 2,442 citations
F-Tag F0645: PASARR Screening for MD & ID — 2,422 citations
F-Tag F0640: Encoding/Transmitting Resident Assessment — 1,460 citations
F-Tag F0636: Comprehensive Assessments & Timing — 1,444 citations
F-Tag F0637: Comprehensive Assessment After Significant Change — 1,122 citations
F-Tag F0661: Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. — 900 citations
F-Tag F0638: Quarterly Assessment At Least Every 3 Months — 793 citations
F-Tag F0660: Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. — 780 citations
F-Tag F0646: MD/ID Significant Change Notification — 233 citations
F-Tag F0635: Admission Physician Orders for Immediate Care — 220 citations
F-Tag F0659: Qualified Persons — 159 citations
F-Tag F0642: Ensure a qualified health professional conducts resident assessments. — 92 citations
F-Tag F0280: Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment. — 21 citations
F-Tag F0279: Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. — 19 citations
F-Tag F0278: Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional. — 17 citations
F-Tag F0639: Maintain 15 Months of Resident Assessments — 7 citations
F-Tag F0272: Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity. — 4 citations
F-Tag F0285: Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program for mentally-ill and mentally-retarded patients. — 2 citations
F-Tag F0276: Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. — 2 citations
F-Tag F0287: Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. — 2 citations
F-Tag F0274: Review or revise the resident's care plan after any major change in physical or mental health. — 2 citations

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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