Deficiency tags › F0849
F0849
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
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 | 183 | 16% |
| Texas | 132 | 11% |
| Kansas | 105 | 35% |
| Pennsylvania | 91 | 14% |
| Ohio | 66 | 7% |
| Michigan | 56 | 13% |
| Colorado | 53 | 25% |
| Florida | 48 | 7% |
| Wisconsin | 42 | 13% |
| Missouri | 40 | 8% |
| Massachusetts | 39 | 11% |
| Louisiana | 35 | 13% |
| Virginia | 34 | 12% |
| Washington | 32 | 17% |
| Illinois | 29 | 4% |
| Indiana | 22 | 4% |
| North Carolina | 19 | 5% |
| New Jersey | 18 | 5% |
| Minnesota | 16 | 5% |
| Tennessee | 15 | 5% |
| Maryland | 14 | 6% |
| North Dakota | 14 | 19% |
| Georgia | 12 | 3% |
| New Mexico | 11 | 16% |
| Nevada | 10 | 15% |
| Connecticut | 9 | 5% |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 11% |
| Oregon | 7 | 5% |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 8% |
| Iowa | 6 | 2% |
| Kentucky | 6 | 2% |
| New York | 6 | 1% |
| West Virginia | 6 | 5% |
| South Dakota | 5 | 5% |
| Montana | 5 | 8% |
| Mississippi | 5 | 2% |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 2% |
| Idaho | 5 | 6% |
| Utah | 4 | 4% |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 24% |
| South Carolina | 4 | 2% |
| Arkansas | 3 | 1% |
| Delaware | 3 | 7% |
| Maine | 2 | 3% |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1% |
| Wyoming | 1 | 3% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 11% |
Most recent citations
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0849 mean?
F0849 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. It falls under administration deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0849?
1,238 citations at 1,137 facilities (8% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 7 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0849 most?
California (183), Texas (132), Kansas (105), Pennsylvania (91), Ohio (66).