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F885: Report COVID19 data to residents and families

F885 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Report COVID19 data to residents and families. It sits in CMS's infection control category.

122citations in the CMS files
122homes cited at least once
0in the 12 months to September 2026
0.8%rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy

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). 6.6% of F885 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.

  • Immediate jeopardy (J, K, L)1 (0.8%)
  • Actual harm (G, H, I)0 (0.0%)
  • Potential for more than minimal harm (D, E, F)110 (90.2%)
  • Potential for minimal harm (A, B, C)11 (9.0%)

By letter: B 2, C 9, D 34, E 41, F 35, J 1.

What inspectors wrote

Three recent F885 citations from different states, quoted from the inspectors' statements of deficiencies (CMS form 2567). Names are removed by CMS.

Inspectors wrote, February 13, 2025, scope and severity FBased on record review, staff interview, review of online guidance from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the facility failed to notify the resident's representatives and /or families of the facility's Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) status during an outbreak. This had the potential to affect all residents at the facility. The facility census was 93.

Villa Springfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ce, Springfield, OH

Inspectors wrote, October 25, 2024, scope and severity DBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to notify a resident's family and/or representative of a positive COVID-19 (Coronavirus - a contagious disease) results for 1 of 5 sampled residents (75) reviewed for infection prevention and control. This failure placed residents and/or resident's representative at risk of not being knowledgeable to make decisions about their care in relation to the facility's COVID-19 management plan and a diminished quality of care.

Salmon Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation, Vancouver, WA

Inspectors wrote, September 16, 2024, scope and severity DBased on review of facility policy, clinical record, and staff interview it was determined that the facility failed to notify families of residents with positive COVID-19 (a contagious disease caused by a virus) test results in a timely manner for two of five COVID-19 positive residents (Residents R3, and R37.)

Kittanning Health & Rehab Center, Kittanning, PA

Most recent F885 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.

InspectionHomeTownLetterVisit
May 25, 2022A.g. Rhodes Home, Inc - CobbMarietta, GA JStandard

Most recent F885 citations

InspectionHomeTownLetter
February 13, 2025Villa Springfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare CeSpringfield, OH F
October 25, 2024Salmon Creek Post Acute & RehabilitationVancouver, WA D
September 16, 2024Kittanning Health & Rehab CenterKittanning, PA D
July 17, 2024Nexus at ColumbiaColumbia, IL D
February 29, 2024Villa Health Care CenterRiverside, CA D
December 1, 2023St. John Specialty Care CenterMars, PA D
November 27, 2023Northridge Care CenterReseda, CA E
October 29, 2023Mirage Post AcuteLancaster, CA D
September 21, 2023Bria of Elmwood ParkElmwood Park, IL E
September 20, 2023Ossian Health Care and Rehabilitation CenterOssian, IN D
September 6, 2023Friendship Rehab and HealthBeaver, PA D
August 30, 2023Brandon Woods of New BedfordNew Bedford, MA F
June 8, 2023Civita Care Center at Salmon BrookGlastonbury, CT D
May 10, 2023Emory Health and RehabEmory, TX D
May 3, 2023Lydia Taft HouseUxbridge, MA F
May 2, 2023Vanderman PlaceWillimantic, CT C
April 15, 2023Vintage Faire Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterModesto, CA E
April 14, 2023Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation and NursingSuffolk, VA D
April 14, 2023Kauai Care CenterWaimea, HI E
April 11, 2023Westfield Quality Care of AuroraAurora, NE F
April 10, 2023Sunnyvale Post-Acute CenterSunnyvale, CA E
April 5, 2023Care One at HolyokeHolyoke, MA B
April 3, 2023Arbors at MinervaMinerva, OH F
March 31, 2023Palolo Chinese HomeHonolulu, HI E
March 30, 2023The Woods, a Nightingale CommunityMonticello, AR F

F885 citations by state

Counts depend on how many homes a state has and how often its inspectors visit, so a larger number is not by itself a worse record.

StateCitations
Massachusetts12
California11
Florida11
Ohio9
Virginia9
Arkansas7
Connecticut7
Illinois7
Utah7
Arizona4
Georgia4
West Virginia4
Missouri3
Pennsylvania3
Colorado2
Hawaii2
Iowa2
Idaho2
Maine2
New York2
Oklahoma2
Delaware1
Indiana1
Maryland1
Michigan1
North Carolina1
Nebraska1
New Jersey1
Tennessee1
Texas1
Washington1

By inspection year: 2021 13, 2022 67, 2023 37, 2024 4, 2025 1.

Common questions

What is F885 in a nursing home inspection?
F885 is the federal requirement to "report covid19 data to residents and families". CMS files it under infection control. A home cited under F885 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
How often is F885 cited?
The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 122 F885 citations at 122 nursing homes, 0 of them in the 12 months to that date. 0.8% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Is a F885 citation serious?
It depends on the letter. Most F885 citations (90.2%) were rated as potential for more than minimal harm, D to F. 1 were immediate jeopardy, the most serious 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

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