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F0579
Provide information about how to apply for and use Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
What F0579 means
F0579is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0579 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: provide information about how to apply for and use medicare and medicaid benefits.
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 F0579
Top 50 facilities by number of F0579 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.