Florida Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Florida compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Florida's 694 CMS-certified facilities average 19.5 deficiency citations each, with 13,563 total citations on record and 7 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 559 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Florida facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Florida
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 3,898 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 2,032 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,999 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,639 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 1,239 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 777 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Florida
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 687 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 660 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 635 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 592 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 525 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 502 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 482 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 451 citations
- F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 370 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 363 citations