F-tag 695Quality of Life and Care
What the tag means
The number of a federal requirement for nursing homes. Each citation names one F-tag.
The home must give safe and appropriate respiratory care to a resident who needs it.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
A citation with this F-tag shows that surveyors found the home did not meet this requirement at the time of the survey.
- Citations, three survey cycles
- 9,507
- Nursing homes with a citation
- 6,803 (46%)
- Citations at actual harm or immediate jeopardy
- 162
By state
The last column divides the citations by the number of certified homes in the state.
| State | Citations | Citations for each 100 homes |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 49 | 22 |
| Alaska | 2 | 10 |
| Arizona | 51 | 36 |
| Arkansas | 169 | 76 |
| California | 1,087 | 93 |
| Colorado | 144 | 69 |
| Connecticut | 150 | 79 |
| Delaware | 46 | 105 |
| District of Columbia | 19 | 112 |
| Florida | 525 | 76 |
| Georgia | 275 | 77 |
| Hawaii | 21 | 49 |
| Idaho | 76 | 95 |
| Illinois | 544 | 82 |
| Indiana | 378 | 75 |
| Iowa | 108 | 28 |
| Kansas | 161 | 54 |
| Kentucky | 79 | 30 |
| Louisiana | 203 | 77 |
| Maine | 80 | 103 |
| Maryland | 162 | 73 |
| Massachusetts | 249 | 73 |
| Michigan | 249 | 59 |
| Minnesota | 114 | 34 |
| Mississippi | 64 | 32 |
| Missouri | 290 | 60 |
| Montana | 31 | 51 |
| Nebraska | 55 | 31 |
| Nevada | 53 | 80 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 314 | 90 |
| New Mexico | 61 | 90 |
| New York | 224 | 38 |
| North Carolina | 193 | 46 |
| North Dakota | 16 | 22 |
| Ohio | 574 | 62 |
| Oklahoma | 104 | 37 |
| Oregon | 83 | 65 |
| Pennsylvania | 441 | 67 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 22 |
| Rhode Island | 42 | 58 |
| South Carolina | 92 | 49 |
| South Dakota | 31 | 32 |
| Tennessee | 127 | 42 |
| Texas | 1,029 | 87 |
| Utah | 38 | 39 |
| Vermont | 3 | 9 |
| Virginia | 288 | 100 |
| Washington | 190 | 98 |
| West Virginia | 92 | 75 |
| Wisconsin | 123 | 38 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 8 |
Latest citations
Scope and severity. A letter from A to L on each citation. Scope is the number of residents that the deficiency affected. Severity is the level of harm.
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | D | E | F |
| No actual harm, potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Questions
- How many citations name F-tag 695?
- 9,507 citations at 6,803 nursing homes in the last three survey cycles. That is 46% of all certified nursing homes.
- How many of the citations are at the level of actual harm or immediate jeopardy?
- 162 of 9,507 citations have a scope and severity letter from G to L.
- Which CMS category has F-tag 695?
- CMS puts F-tag 695 in the category "Quality of Life and Care".
- Where does the text of F-tag 695 come from?
- The text is the CMS summary of the requirement, from the CMS citation code file. CMS processed the files on 1 Aug 2026.