Deficiency tags › F0685
F0685
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| California | 196 | 17% |
| Ohio | 159 | 17% |
| Massachusetts | 91 | 27% |
| Maryland | 61 | 28% |
| Pennsylvania | 60 | 9% |
| New York | 49 | 8% |
| Colorado | 46 | 22% |
| Minnesota | 42 | 12% |
| Indiana | 40 | 8% |
| Washington | 39 | 20% |
| Michigan | 38 | 9% |
| Florida | 38 | 5% |
| Oregon | 31 | 24% |
| Texas | 26 | 2% |
| New Mexico | 24 | 35% |
| Illinois | 21 | 3% |
| Wisconsin | 19 | 6% |
| Connecticut | 19 | 10% |
| Virginia | 19 | 7% |
| West Virginia | 19 | 15% |
| North Carolina | 18 | 4% |
| Missouri | 17 | 3% |
| District of Columbia | 9 | 53% |
| New Jersey | 8 | 2% |
| Kansas | 8 | 3% |
| Delaware | 8 | 18% |
| Louisiana | 8 | 3% |
| Tennessee | 7 | 2% |
| Georgia | 6 | 2% |
| Arizona | 6 | 4% |
| Utah | 6 | 6% |
| Kentucky | 5 | 2% |
| Montana | 5 | 8% |
| Maine | 5 | 6% |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 7% |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 6% |
| Iowa | 4 | 1% |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 1% |
| Vermont | 3 | 9% |
| Mississippi | 3 | 1% |
| South Carolina | 3 | 2% |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 22% |
| Alabama | 2 | 1% |
| Nebraska | 2 | 1% |
| Idaho | 1 | 1% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0685 mean?
F0685 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. It falls under quality of life and care deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0685?
1,186 citations at 1,100 facilities (7% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 8 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0685 most?
California (196), Ohio (159), Massachusetts (91), Maryland (61), Pennsylvania (60).