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F0678
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies. The wording is the CMS summary of the requirement; the full text is in the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP.
By state
"Share" is citations divided by the number of certified facilities in the state, so a value over 100% means more than one citation per facility on average.
| State | Citations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 105 | 22% |
| California | 80 | 7% |
| Texas | 53 | 5% |
| Illinois | 46 | 7% |
| Ohio | 35 | 4% |
| Michigan | 30 | 7% |
| Wisconsin | 30 | 9% |
| Washington | 29 | 15% |
| Florida | 27 | 4% |
| Oklahoma | 27 | 10% |
| Louisiana | 20 | 8% |
| Connecticut | 18 | 9% |
| New Jersey | 18 | 5% |
| Maryland | 17 | 8% |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | 3% |
| New York | 17 | 3% |
| Minnesota | 15 | 4% |
| Colorado | 15 | 7% |
| Virginia | 14 | 5% |
| Kansas | 14 | 5% |
| Tennessee | 12 | 4% |
| Nevada | 11 | 17% |
| Nebraska | 10 | 6% |
| Iowa | 9 | 2% |
| West Virginia | 8 | 7% |
| South Dakota | 8 | 8% |
| Indiana | 7 | 1% |
| Kentucky | 7 | 3% |
| North Carolina | 7 | 2% |
| South Carolina | 7 | 4% |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 2% |
| New Mexico | 6 | 9% |
| Georgia | 6 | 2% |
| Alabama | 4 | 2% |
| Maine | 4 | 5% |
| Arkansas | 3 | 1% |
| Arizona | 3 | 2% |
| Mississippi | 3 | 1% |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 4% |
| Montana | 3 | 5% |
| Alaska | 3 | 15% |
| Oregon | 2 | 2% |
| Wyoming | 2 | 6% |
| Delaware | 1 | 2% |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 1% |
| North Dakota | 1 | 1% |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 6% |
| Hawaii | 1 | 2% |
| Idaho | 1 | 1% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0678 mean?
F0678 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. It falls under quality of life and care deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0678?
768 citations at 728 facilities (5% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 379 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0678 most?
Missouri (105), California (80), Texas (53), Illinois (46), Ohio (35).