F-0908
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
A physical-environment tag from the nursing home health survey, cited under 42 CFR §483.90(d)(2)(Appendix PP). These findings are about the building and its equipment as the health surveyors see them — a different survey from the Life Safety Code visit, and usually the maintenance department’s to fix.
1,663
Facilities cited
In the last three years
1,935
Individual citations
234
Cited more than once
At separate surveys
14%
Repeat rate
Where it is cited
| State | Facilities cited |
|---|---|
| CA | 398 |
| TX | 156 |
| PA | 101 |
| FL | 89 |
| OH | 87 |
| IL | 75 |
| MD | 66 |
| NY | 52 |
| VA | 42 |
| MI | 39 |
Description as published by CMS. Requirement at 42 CFR §483.90(d)(2), surveyed under State Operations Manual Appendix PP; from the CMS Health Deficiencies file.