Following are enforcement actions and related information about nursing home quality assurance for nursing homes across the U.S. Citations and penalties are derived from government data which we have formatted to make as accessible and useful as possible to the general public. For New York specific information, please visit our NYS Enforcement Actions Page.
Resources for Surveyors
In June 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published revised guidance for nursing home surveyors available in the links below. Appendix PP provides interpretive guidelines for long-term care facilities. Critical Element [...]
F-tags
F-tags (“F” for “federal”) constitute the system through which federal nursing home regulations are identified in the survey process. Generally, each regulatory provision is assigned a corresponding F-tag number and surveyors use these numbers to [...]
Double G Citations
What is a Double G Citation? “Double G” cases refer to a CMS policy intended to identify and address facilities with a historical pattern of high-level noncompliance. Double G citations occur when a facility [...]
Federal Contacts for Nursing Home Complaints
State survey agencies (usually the state department of health) have primary responsibility to ensure the safety and dignity of nursing home residents 24 hours a day, every day of the year. However, too often, [...]
LTCCC Alert: New Data Report Finds One in Six U.S. Nursing Homes is a “Problem Facility”
September 30, 2021 – The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) regularly publishes data on key indicators relevant to nursing home care. Today, LTCCC is releasing a new report containing federal data on five-star [...]
LTCCC Alert: New Data on Nursing Home Ratings and Problem Facilities
The following is an alert for LTCCC's new nursing home data reports for 2021: Nursing Home Ratings & Info, and Problem Facilities. To access the report, click here.