Deficiency tags › F0944
F0944
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 65 | 10% |
| Texas | 53 | 5% |
| Virginia | 24 | 8% |
| Wisconsin | 22 | 7% |
| Illinois | 19 | 3% |
| Maryland | 18 | 8% |
| Minnesota | 17 | 5% |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 4% |
| New Jersey | 9 | 3% |
| Delaware | 8 | 18% |
| Nevada | 6 | 9% |
| Iowa | 5 | 1% |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 7% |
| California | 5 | 0% |
| Louisiana | 5 | 2% |
| Ohio | 4 | 0% |
| Missouri | 4 | 1% |
| New Mexico | 4 | 6% |
| Michigan | 4 | 1% |
| Washington | 3 | 2% |
| Maine | 3 | 4% |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1% |
| Arkansas | 2 | 1% |
| South Dakota | 2 | 2% |
| New York | 2 | 0% |
| North Carolina | 2 | 0% |
| Vermont | 2 | 6% |
| Utah | 2 | 2% |
| Connecticut | 2 | 1% |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 6% |
| Georgia | 1 | 0% |
| Oregon | 1 | 1% |
| Arizona | 1 | 1% |
| Kansas | 1 | 0% |
| Colorado | 1 | 0% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0944 mean?
F0944 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. It falls under administration deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0944?
318 citations at 296 facilities (2% 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 F0944 most?
Pennsylvania (65), Texas (53), Virginia (24), Wisconsin (22), Illinois (19).