F0689 — Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices
F0689 requires the facility environment to remain as free of accident hazards as possible, and that each resident receives adequate supervision and assistive devices to prevent accidents. This is the tag most commonly associated with fall-related citations, but it also covers other environmental and supervision-related hazards.
Common Deficiency Examples
- Fall with injury in a resident assessed as high fall-risk without care plan interventions in place or followed
- Missing or non-functional assistive devices (bed alarms, non-slip footwear, gait belts) called for in the care plan
- Known environmental hazard (wet floor, unsecured equipment) not addressed
- Inadequate supervision level for a resident's assessed needs
What Your Plan of Correction Needs
F0689 PoCs need to connect the specific incident to a specific gap in supervision, device use, or environment — not a general "increase monitoring" statement:
Frequently Asked Questions
Does one fall automatically trigger an F0689 citation?+
Not necessarily — surveyors evaluate whether the facility had reasonable, care-plan-consistent interventions in place given the resident's known risk, not whether a fall occurred at all.
Can F0689 apply to non-fall hazards?+
Yes — it covers accident hazards broadly, including environmental hazards unrelated to falls.
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