Deficiency tags › F0687
F0687
Provide appropriate foot care.
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 | 123 | 11% |
| Ohio | 67 | 7% |
| Texas | 67 | 6% |
| Virginia | 52 | 18% |
| Illinois | 44 | 7% |
| Michigan | 33 | 8% |
| Massachusetts | 32 | 9% |
| Pennsylvania | 32 | 5% |
| North Carolina | 31 | 7% |
| Florida | 28 | 4% |
| Wisconsin | 25 | 8% |
| Oregon | 20 | 16% |
| Connecticut | 18 | 9% |
| Indiana | 17 | 3% |
| Missouri | 17 | 3% |
| Washington | 16 | 8% |
| Maryland | 15 | 7% |
| New Mexico | 15 | 22% |
| Arkansas | 13 | 6% |
| Georgia | 10 | 3% |
| Kansas | 9 | 3% |
| Louisiana | 8 | 3% |
| Idaho | 8 | 10% |
| Rhode Island | 6 | 8% |
| New Jersey | 6 | 2% |
| West Virginia | 5 | 4% |
| Tennessee | 5 | 2% |
| Minnesota | 5 | 1% |
| Colorado | 4 | 2% |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 5% |
| Kentucky | 4 | 1% |
| Vermont | 3 | 9% |
| Mississippi | 3 | 1% |
| New York | 3 | 1% |
| Nevada | 3 | 5% |
| Utah | 3 | 3% |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 12% |
| Arizona | 2 | 1% |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1% |
| Montana | 2 | 3% |
| Alabama | 1 | 0% |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1% |
| North Dakota | 1 | 1% |
| Delaware | 1 | 2% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 11% |
| Iowa | 1 | 0% |
Most recent citations
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0687 mean?
F0687 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Provide appropriate foot care. It falls under quality of life and care deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0687?
768 citations at 715 facilities (5% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 36 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0687 most?
California (123), Ohio (67), Texas (67), Virginia (52), Illinois (44).