Starfile / F-tag
F0685
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
What F0685 means
F0685is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0685 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
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 F0685
Top 50 facilities by number of F0685 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.