F-Tag F0925 — Maintains Effective Pest Control Program
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
F-Tag F0925 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering maintains effective pest control program. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 1,837 times across 1,479 unique facilities. 19 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is L.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0925
- Texas — 277 citations
- California — 222 citations
- Illinois — 142 citations
- Missouri — 122 citations
- Ohio — 120 citations
Related F-Tags in Environmental Deficiencies
- F-Tag F0921 — Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (3,414 citations)
- F-Tag F0908 — Keep all essential equipment working safely. (1,882 citations)
- F-Tag F0919 — Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (1,736 citations)
- F-Tag F0912 — Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. (1,021 citations)
- F-Tag F0909 — Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. (485 citations)
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:
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