F886 in California. Pick another state for the same tag.
No F886 citations were recorded in California for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What California surveyors wrote
F886 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.
L · Immediate jeopardy, widespreadFebruary 20, 2021
Based on interview, review of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) QSO 20-38-NH testing guidelines memo, and review of the facility's COVID-19 testing documentation for staff and residents, the facility failed to ensure residents were tested according to current COVID-19 testing standards for COVID-19 outbreak testing of all residents from 01/29/21 to present. On 02/01/21, the facility tested residents located on the Lexington Unit of the facility as a part of outbreak testing because Resident (6) tested positive for COVID-19 on 01/29/21. On 02/08/21, the facility tested residents located on the Fairmont unit because of R7 testing positive for COVID-19 on 02/08/21. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedApril 19, 2023
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to implement interventions to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 (minor to severe respiratory illness caused by a new virus and spread from person to person) in accordance with the local Public Health guidelines by failing to ensure Certified Nursing Assistant 6 (CNA 6) was tested for COVID-19 per local and national public health recommendations during the facility's COVID-19 outbreak (OB- the occurrence of disease cases in excess of normal expectancy). …
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