New Jersey Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how New Jersey compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. New Jersey's 348 CMS-certified facilities average 21.3 deficiency citations each, with 7,398 total citations on record and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 242 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where New Jersey facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in New Jersey
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,542 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 1,442 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 873 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 870 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 752 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 687 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in New Jersey
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 522 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 464 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 431 citations
- F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 286 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 282 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 238 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 235 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 234 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 200 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 195 citations