F851 in California. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
California cites F851 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.29×
0.29 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of California citations0.06%
Of every deficiency written in California in 2025, this is the portion that was F851.
California0.06%
National0.22%
Share of all citations that were F851.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What California surveyors wrote
F851 findings written in California, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 27, 2026
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to submit Payroll Based Journal (PBJ - is a mandatory electronic reporting system used by long-term care facilities to submit daily, auditable direct-care staffing hours to the) direct care staffing information to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS - is the federal agency that provides health coverage to more than 160 million through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace) within the Federal Fiscal Quarter/Year: Quarter 1 2026 (October 1 - December 31). …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadMay 22, 2025
Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure quarterly (every 3 months) Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Staffing Data (data combining census and staffing information) report required by Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), was transmitted (submitted) to CMS in accordance with federal submissions timeframes, for quarter 2 (January 1 through March 31 of 2024.
This failure resulted in inadequate monitoring of staffing information to be transmitted to CMS.
Findings:
During a record review of the PBJ Staffing data report for quarter 2 of 2024 for January 1 through March 31, 2024, no PBJ data was submitted (due May 15, 2024). …
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