Deficiency tags › F0908
F0908
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Category: Environmental 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 | 502 | 43% |
| Texas | 178 | 15% |
| Pennsylvania | 136 | 21% |
| Florida | 97 | 14% |
| Ohio | 96 | 10% |
| Maryland | 85 | 38% |
| Illinois | 82 | 12% |
| New York | 60 | 10% |
| Virginia | 45 | 16% |
| Michigan | 42 | 10% |
| Louisiana | 42 | 16% |
| Missouri | 41 | 8% |
| Massachusetts | 38 | 11% |
| Washington | 36 | 19% |
| District of Columbia | 27 | 159% |
| Georgia | 27 | 8% |
| West Virginia | 26 | 21% |
| Connecticut | 25 | 13% |
| Kansas | 24 | 8% |
| Colorado | 23 | 11% |
| South Carolina | 20 | 11% |
| New Jersey | 18 | 5% |
| Tennessee | 18 | 6% |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 6% |
| Indiana | 17 | 3% |
| Minnesota | 17 | 5% |
| Alabama | 15 | 7% |
| New Hampshire | 14 | 19% |
| North Carolina | 13 | 3% |
| Hawaii | 13 | 30% |
| Oklahoma | 13 | 5% |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | 133% |
| New Mexico | 12 | 18% |
| Maine | 12 | 15% |
| Arkansas | 10 | 5% |
| Kentucky | 10 | 4% |
| Nevada | 9 | 14% |
| Oregon | 8 | 6% |
| Delaware | 8 | 18% |
| Alaska | 8 | 40% |
| Iowa | 7 | 2% |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 7% |
| Nebraska | 5 | 3% |
| Idaho | 5 | 6% |
| Utah | 4 | 4% |
| Arizona | 3 | 2% |
| Montana | 3 | 5% |
| Mississippi | 3 | 1% |
| South Dakota | 2 | 2% |
| Wyoming | 1 | 3% |
Most recent citations
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0908 mean?
F0908 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Keep all essential equipment working safely. It falls under environmental deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0908?
1,935 citations at 1,663 facilities (11% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 17 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0908 most?
California (502), Texas (178), Pennsylvania (136), Florida (97), Ohio (96).