Based on review of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance, review of the facility policy, review of facility documentation, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure 1 of 1 COVID-19 (an infectious disease caused by the [CONDITION(S)]-CoV-2 virus) unvaccinated staff observed donned appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to ensure precautions were taken to properly prevent COVID-19 transmission to 5 of 113 residents in the facility. The findings include: Review of the CDC guidance titled, Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations to Prevent [CONDITION(S)]-CoV-2 Spread in Nursing Homes, dated 2/2/2022, showed .HCP [health care personnel] who are not up to date with all recommended COVID-19 doses .Residents .cared for by HCP using an N95 or… …
F888 citations in Tennessee
Infection Control Deficiencies
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
No F888 citations were recorded in Tennessee 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 Tennessee surveyors wrote
F888 findings written in Tennessee, 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.
Based on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) guidelines, facility policy review, facility COVID-19 (an infectious disease caused by the [CONDITION(S)]-CoV-2 virus) vaccination documentation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure COVID-19 vaccination medical exemption documentation included all required components for 2 of 3 staff with medical exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccination. The findings include: Review of the CMS Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO-22-07-ALL) memorandum titled, Guidance for the Interim Final Rule - Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination, dated 12/28/2021, showed .Medicare and Medicaid-certified facilities are expected to comply with all regulatory requirements… …
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