Deficiency tags › F0837
F0837
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Category: Administration 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 | 58 | 5% |
| Ohio | 33 | 4% |
| Texas | 22 | 2% |
| New York | 18 | 3% |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 3% |
| Tennessee | 10 | 3% |
| Kentucky | 9 | 3% |
| Illinois | 8 | 1% |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 2% |
| Washington | 8 | 4% |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | 1% |
| Alabama | 7 | 3% |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 2% |
| Arkansas | 5 | 2% |
| Florida | 5 | 1% |
| Virginia | 5 | 2% |
| South Dakota | 4 | 4% |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 24% |
| Wyoming | 4 | 11% |
| Georgia | 4 | 1% |
| Vermont | 3 | 9% |
| Montana | 3 | 5% |
| Connecticut | 3 | 2% |
| Minnesota | 3 | 1% |
| New Jersey | 3 | 1% |
| Missouri | 3 | 1% |
| Guam | 3 | 300% |
| Nevada | 3 | 5% |
| North Carolina | 3 | 1% |
| Maryland | 2 | 1% |
| Delaware | 2 | 5% |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 1% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 11% |
| Hawaii | 1 | 2% |
| Iowa | 1 | 0% |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1% |
| North Dakota | 1 | 1% |
| Utah | 1 | 1% |
| New Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0% |
| Colorado | 1 | 0% |
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0837 mean?
F0837 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility. It falls under administration deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0837?
277 citations at 249 facilities (2% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 33 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0837 most?
California (58), Ohio (33), Texas (22), New York (18), Wisconsin (11).