Louisiana Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Louisiana compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Louisiana's 266 CMS-certified facilities average 25.3 deficiency citations each, with 6,741 total citations on record and 0 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 257 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Louisiana facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Louisiana
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,447 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 1,372 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 978 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 612 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 552 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 518 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Louisiana
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 432 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 364 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 307 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 262 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 222 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 221 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 214 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 214 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 207 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 186 citations