Maryland Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Maryland compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Maryland's 220 CMS-certified facilities average 50.1 deficiency citations each, with 11,028 total citations on record and 0 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 99 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Maryland facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Maryland
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,192 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 2,144 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 2,108 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,141 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 875 citations
- Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies — 624 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Maryland
- F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 460 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 420 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 400 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 399 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 350 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 325 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 289 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 286 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 280 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 274 citations