F282: Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care
F282 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
It sits in CMS's quality of life and care category.
CMS Health Deficiencies file, data as of September 1, 2026. The files hold each home's last three standard inspections and three years of complaint visits.
How seriously inspectors rate it
Every citation gets a letter for how much harm inspectors found and how many residents it touched (how to read the letters). 0.0% of F282 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.
By letter: D 4.
What inspectors wrote
Three recent F282 citations from different states, quoted from the inspectors' statements of deficiencies (CMS form 2567). Names are removed by CMS.
Inspectors wrote, August 17, 2017, scope and severity DBased on observations, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure Resident Identifier (RI) #8's interventions of 3/4 (three quarter) side rails up times two and a fall mat at bedside were implemented. This affected one of six residents sampled for falls and side rails and one of 17 residents for whom care plans were reviewed.
Northside Health Care, Gadsden, AL
Most recent F282 citations
| Inspection | Home | Town | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 16, 2017 | Ashland Place Health and Rehabilitation, LLC | Mobile, AL | D |
| August 24, 2017 | St. Martin's in the Pines | Irondale, AL | D |
| August 17, 2017 | Northside Health Care | Gadsden, AL | D |
| August 1, 2017 | St. Cabrini Nursing Home | Dobbs Ferry, NY | D |
Common questions
- What is F282 in a nursing home inspection?
- F282 is the federal requirement to "provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care". CMS files it under quality of life and care. A home cited under F282 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
- How often is F282 cited?
- The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 4 F282 citations at 4 nursing homes, 0 of them in the 12 months to that date. 0.0% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
- Is a F282 citation serious?
- It depends on the letter. Most F282 citations (100.0%) were rated as potential for more than minimal harm, D to F. None in the current files is at the immediate jeopardy level.
The interpretive guidance inspectors use for each F-tag is CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. NursingHomeClear reports the citations as CMS records them and is not affiliated with CMS. All F-tags · Methodology