Alabama Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Alabama compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Alabama's 224 CMS-certified facilities average 10.2 deficiency citations each, with 2,293 total citations on record and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 143 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Alabama facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Alabama
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 418 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 396 citations
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 359 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 305 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 278 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 183 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Alabama
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 272 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 269 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 88 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 77 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 70 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 62 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 58 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 58 citations
- F-Tag F0814: Dispose Garbage and Refuse Properly — 57 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 53 citations