Deficiency tags › F0850
F0850
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 49 | 4% |
| California | 25 | 2% |
| Ohio | 19 | 2% |
| Maryland | 17 | 8% |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | 2% |
| Illinois | 10 | 2% |
| Washington | 8 | 4% |
| Michigan | 7 | 2% |
| Missouri | 7 | 1% |
| New Jersey | 5 | 1% |
| Arkansas | 5 | 2% |
| Virginia | 4 | 1% |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 1% |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 1% |
| Nebraska | 4 | 2% |
| Connecticut | 3 | 2% |
| Florida | 3 | 0% |
| Louisiana | 3 | 1% |
| North Carolina | 3 | 1% |
| New York | 3 | 1% |
| South Carolina | 3 | 2% |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 1% |
| Georgia | 2 | 1% |
| Wyoming | 1 | 3% |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0% |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0% |
| Oregon | 1 | 1% |
| Hawaii | 1 | 2% |
| Montana | 1 | 2% |
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0850 mean?
F0850 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds. It falls under administration deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0850?
209 citations at 189 facilities (1% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 0 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0850 most?
Texas (49), California (25), Ohio (19), Maryland (17), Pennsylvania (13).