F-Tag F0685 — Treatment/Devices to Maintain Hearing/Vision
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
F-Tag F0685 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering treatment/devices to maintain hearing/vision. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 1,191 times across 1,115 unique facilities. The top recorded severity for this tag is H.
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0685
- California — 203 citations
- Ohio — 154 citations
- Massachusetts — 97 citations
- Pennsylvania — 60 citations
- New York — 54 citations
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