F-Tag F0689 — Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
F-Tag F0689 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering free of accident hazards/supervision/devices. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 21,405 times across 10,041 unique facilities. 2,733 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is L.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0689
- California — 2,663 citations
- Illinois — 2,401 citations
- Texas — 1,589 citations
- Ohio — 1,474 citations
- Pennsylvania — 970 citations
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