Starfile / F-tag
F0659
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
What F0659 means
F0659is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0659 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
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 F0659
Top 50 facilities by number of F0659 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.