Minnesota Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Minnesota compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Minnesota's 339 CMS-certified facilities average 23.2 deficiency citations each, with 7,879 total citations on record and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 233 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Minnesota facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Minnesota
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,282 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,301 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 936 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 773 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 747 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 588 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Minnesota
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 570 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 488 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 415 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 288 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 269 citations
- F-Tag F0883: Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations — 218 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 215 citations
- F-Tag F0686: Treatment/Services to Prevent/Heal Pressure Ulcers — 210 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 203 citations
- F-Tag F0554: Resident Self-Admin Meds-Clinically Appropriate — 184 citations