F-Tag F0695 — Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
F-Tag F0695 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering respiratory/tracheostomy care and suctioning. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 9,401 times across 6,753 unique facilities. 116 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is L.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0695
- California — 1,052 citations
- Texas — 970 citations
- Illinois — 540 citations
- Ohio — 538 citations
- Florida — 525 citations
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