F-Tag F0693 — Tube Feeding Management/Restore Eating Skills
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
F-Tag F0693 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering tube feeding management/restore eating skills. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 2,940 times across 2,444 unique facilities. 26 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is K.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0693
- California — 505 citations
- Texas — 316 citations
- Illinois — 250 citations
- Ohio — 178 citations
- Florida — 157 citations
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