F314: Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores
F314 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
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 F314 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.
By letter: D 3, E 1, G 1.
What inspectors wrote
Three recent F314 citations from different states, quoted from the inspectors' statements of deficiencies (CMS form 2567). Names are removed by CMS.
Inspectors wrote, November 9, 2017, scope and severity DBased on observation, resident interview, staff interview, facility documentation review, clinical record review the facility staff failed to follow wound care standard procedures to prevent the potential complications for two Residents (Resident #8 and Resident #11) in the survey sample size of 29. 1. The faciliy staff failed to ensure potential complications were avoided during wound care for Resident #8. 2. The facility staff failed to ensure potential complications were avoided during wound care for Resident #11.
Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing, Nassawadox, VA
Most recent F314 citations at the harm or jeopardy level
Newest first, all 1 in the current files. Each home's page shows the citation in full context, with its correction status.
| Inspection | Home | Town | Letter | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 9, 2017 | Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Colonial Heights, VA | G | Standard |
Most recent F314 citations
| Inspection | Home | Town | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 9, 2017 | Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing | Nassawadox, VA | D |
| November 9, 2017 | Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Colonial Heights, VA | G |
| August 17, 2017 | Norfolk Health Care Center | Norfolk, VA | D |
| August 1, 2017 | St. Cabrini Nursing Home | Dobbs Ferry, NY | D |
| July 13, 2017 | Portsmouth Health and Rehab | Portsmouth, VA | E |
Common questions
- What is F314 in a nursing home inspection?
- F314 is the federal requirement to "give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores". CMS files it under quality of life and care. A home cited under F314 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
- How often is F314 cited?
- The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 5 F314 citations at 5 nursing homes, 0 of them in the 12 months to that date. 20.0% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
- Is a F314 citation serious?
- It depends on the letter. Most F314 citations (80.0%) 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