Massachusetts Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Massachusetts compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Massachusetts's 341 CMS-certified facilities average 32.0 deficiency citations each, with 10,905 total citations on record and 2 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 99 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Massachusetts facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Massachusetts
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,791 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 2,258 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,575 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,146 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 904 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 644 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Massachusetts
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 577 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 543 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 468 citations
- F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 456 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 386 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 382 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 360 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 277 citations
- F-Tag F0580: Notify of Changes (Injury/Decline/Room etc.) — 241 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 239 citations