F-Tag F0655 (Baseline Care Plan) is a CMS regulatory requirement in the "Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies" category. The loaded CMS-derived records contain 3,203 citations across 2,764 facilities.

How severe is F-Tag F0655?

The top recorded severity level in the loaded records is J. 19 citations reached Immediate Jeopardy severity.

Which states cite F-Tag F0655 most?

The top states for F-Tag F0655 citations are California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia.

How do I write a Plan of Correction for F-Tag F0655?

A POC for F-Tag F0655 must include corrective action taken, root cause analysis, staff education, monitoring plan, and systemic prevention measures. POCDesk's AI-powered POC generator can draft a compliant response automatically.

F-Tag F0655 — Baseline Care Plan

Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Official CMS facts

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

According to the loaded CMS Health Deficiency records, this tag has 3,203 citations across 2,764 unique facilities. 19 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity is J.

Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0655

California — 375 citations
Texas — 367 citations
Pennsylvania — 197 citations
Ohio — 159 citations
Virginia — 155 citations

Related F-Tags in Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

F-Tag F0656 — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (14,820 citations)
F-Tag F0657 — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (8,745 citations)
F-Tag F0842 — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (8,039 citations)
F-Tag F0641 — Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (7,338 citations)
F-Tag F0658 — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (6,892 citations)

POCDesk summary and practical use

POCDesk organizes the CMS citation records above to show frequency, geography, severity, and related tags. These comparisons are editorial summaries, not CMS regulatory guidance and not a substitute for the regulation, survey findings, or legal advice.

Source, freshness, and limitations

CMS nursing-home Provider Data is the source for the descriptive citation counts above. Counts may change as CMS updates data, and missing measures remain unknown rather than zero. Read the governing 42 CFR Part 483 and POCDesk’s editorial standards.

Plan of Correction Resources

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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