District of Columbia Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how District of Columbia compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. District of Columbia's 17 CMS-certified facilities average 60.4 deficiency citations each, with 1,026 total citations on record and 0 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 22 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where District of Columbia facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in District of Columbia
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 209 citations
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 200 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 164 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 118 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 89 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 56 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in District of Columbia
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 51 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 45 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 42 citations
- F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 40 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 39 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 37 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 36 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 34 citations
- F-Tag F0610: Investigate/Prevent/Correct Alleged Violations — 32 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 31 citations