Starfile / F-tag
F0908
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
What F0908 means
F0908is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0908 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: keep all essential equipment working safely.
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 F0908
Top 50 facilities by number of F0908 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.