F-tag 880Infection Control
What the tag means
The number of a federal requirement for nursing homes. Each citation names one F-tag.
The home must have a program to prevent and control infections, and must use it.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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
- 24,240
- Nursing homes with a citation
- 11,947 (81%)
- Citations at actual harm or immediate jeopardy
- 309
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 | 274 | 122 |
| Alaska | 25 | 125 |
| Arizona | 137 | 98 |
| Arkansas | 293 | 133 |
| California | 3,408 | 293 |
| Colorado | 358 | 170 |
| Connecticut | 288 | 151 |
| Delaware | 49 | 111 |
| District of Columbia | 40 | 235 |
| Florida | 679 | 98 |
| Georgia | 450 | 126 |
| Guam | 2 | 200 |
| Hawaii | 88 | 205 |
| Idaho | 128 | 160 |
| Illinois | 1,364 | 205 |
| Indiana | 647 | 128 |
| Iowa | 523 | 135 |
| Kansas | 454 | 153 |
| Kentucky | 315 | 118 |
| Louisiana | 393 | 148 |
| Maine | 126 | 162 |
| Maryland | 414 | 187 |
| Massachusetts | 497 | 146 |
| Michigan | 712 | 169 |
| Minnesota | 609 | 180 |
| Mississippi | 262 | 130 |
| Missouri | 972 | 200 |
| Montana | 101 | 166 |
| Nebraska | 363 | 202 |
| Nevada | 92 | 139 |
| New Hampshire | 99 | 136 |
| New Jersey | 530 | 152 |
| New Mexico | 127 | 187 |
| New York | 653 | 110 |
| North Carolina | 306 | 73 |
| North Dakota | 139 | 193 |
| Ohio | 1,670 | 181 |
| Oklahoma | 376 | 133 |
| Oregon | 163 | 127 |
| Pennsylvania | 790 | 120 |
| Puerto Rico | 14 | 156 |
| Rhode Island | 124 | 172 |
| South Carolina | 173 | 93 |
| South Dakota | 137 | 143 |
| Tennessee | 386 | 127 |
| Texas | 2,523 | 214 |
| Utah | 138 | 142 |
| Vermont | 44 | 133 |
| Virginia | 385 | 133 |
| Washington | 430 | 223 |
| West Virginia | 255 | 207 |
| Wisconsin | 655 | 203 |
| Wyoming | 60 | 167 |
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 880?
- 24,240 citations at 11,947 nursing homes in the last three survey cycles. That is 81% of all certified nursing homes.
- How many of the citations are at the level of actual harm or immediate jeopardy?
- 309 of 24,240 citations have a scope and severity letter from G to L.
- Which CMS category has F-tag 880?
- CMS puts F-tag 880 in the category "Infection Control".
- Where does the text of F-tag 880 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.