Iowa Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Iowa compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Iowa's 391 CMS-certified facilities average 21.1 deficiency citations each, with 8,255 total citations on record and 5 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 231 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Iowa facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Iowa
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,970 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 1,614 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,234 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 831 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 658 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 602 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Iowa
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 533 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 489 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 422 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 407 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 403 citations
- F-Tag F0550: Resident Rights/Exercise of Rights — 320 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 286 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 256 citations
- F-Tag F0725: Sufficient Nursing Staff — 249 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 204 citations