Georgia Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Georgia compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Georgia's 356 CMS-certified facilities average 16.6 deficiency citations each, with 5,920 total citations on record and 4 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 244 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Georgia facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Georgia
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,363 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,054 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 987 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 566 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 562 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 492 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Georgia
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 418 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 404 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 356 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 259 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 240 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 238 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 184 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 180 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 148 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 143 citations