F-0919
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
A physical-environment tag from the nursing home health survey, cited under 42 CFR §483.90(g)(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.
1,572
Facilities cited
In the last three years
1,829
Individual citations
199
Cited more than once
At separate surveys
13%
Repeat rate
Where it is cited
| State | Facilities cited |
|---|---|
| CA | 309 |
| TX | 175 |
| OH | 105 |
| IL | 89 |
| MO | 74 |
| MD | 70 |
| PA | 65 |
| FL | 61 |
| NY | 53 |
| MI | 49 |
Description as published by CMS. Requirement at 42 CFR §483.90(g), surveyed under State Operations Manual Appendix PP; from the CMS Health Deficiencies file.