Deficiency tags › F0924
F0924
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 23 | 10% |
| Illinois | 18 | 3% |
| California | 16 | 1% |
| Missouri | 15 | 3% |
| New Jersey | 13 | 4% |
| Florida | 11 | 2% |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 2% |
| New York | 10 | 2% |
| Ohio | 8 | 1% |
| Texas | 7 | 1% |
| Georgia | 6 | 2% |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 1% |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 56% |
| Utah | 5 | 5% |
| Minnesota | 5 | 1% |
| West Virginia | 4 | 3% |
| Arkansas | 4 | 2% |
| Louisiana | 4 | 2% |
| Michigan | 4 | 1% |
| Kansas | 3 | 1% |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 18% |
| Kentucky | 3 | 1% |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 1% |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 3% |
| Oregon | 2 | 2% |
| North Carolina | 2 | 0% |
| Tennessee | 2 | 1% |
| Virginia | 2 | 1% |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1% |
| Alabama | 1 | 0% |
| New Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Delaware | 1 | 2% |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1% |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0924 mean?
F0924 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. It falls under environmental deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0924?
201 citations at 197 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 F0924 most?
Maryland (23), Illinois (18), California (16), Missouri (15), New Jersey (13).