Deficiency tags › F0728
F0728
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services 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 | 114 | 23% |
| Texas | 24 | 2% |
| New Jersey | 19 | 5% |
| California | 16 | 1% |
| Maryland | 11 | 5% |
| Indiana | 10 | 2% |
| Utah | 10 | 10% |
| Washington | 8 | 4% |
| New Mexico | 6 | 9% |
| Iowa | 5 | 1% |
| Idaho | 5 | 6% |
| New York | 5 | 1% |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 1% |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 1% |
| Arkansas | 4 | 2% |
| Ohio | 4 | 0% |
| North Carolina | 3 | 1% |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 1% |
| Illinois | 2 | 0% |
| Michigan | 2 | 0% |
| Delaware | 2 | 5% |
| Hawaii | 2 | 5% |
| Florida | 2 | 0% |
| Tennessee | 2 | 1% |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1% |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0% |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 1% |
| Arizona | 1 | 1% |
| Virginia | 1 | 0% |
| Colorado | 1 | 0% |
| Montana | 1 | 2% |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0% |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0728 mean?
F0728 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training. It falls under nursing and physician services deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0728?
276 citations at 249 facilities (2% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 3 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0728 most?
Missouri (114), Texas (24), New Jersey (19), California (16), Maryland (11).