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F0371
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
What F0371 means
F0371is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0371 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Each citation carries a scope and severity codefrom A through L. Codes J, K, and L indicate “immediate jeopardy” — the most serious level, used when a facility's failure has caused or is likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death. Lower letters indicate less severe or less widespread failures.
Facilities most cited for F0371
Top 50 facilities by number of F0371 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.