Long-Term Care Survey Alert

Published on Mon Jan 21, 2008 PDF

The shaded cells in Table 1 denote deficiency scope/severity levels that constitute substandard quality of care if the requirement that is not met is one that falls under the following federal regulations: 42 CFR 483.13 resident behavior and nursing home practices; 42 CFR 483.15, quality of life; 42 CFR 483.25, quality of care. Figures in parentheses in those shaded cells indicate points for deficiencies that are for substandard quality of care. For example, an "F-level" deficiency that is not considered part of substandard quality of care would be assigned 6 points, while an "F-level" deficiency that is within the substandard quality of care category would be assigned 10 points.