New York Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how New York compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. New York's 596 CMS-certified facilities average 19.5 deficiency citations each, with 11,614 total citations on record and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 172 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where New York facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in New York
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,793 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,806 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 1,723 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 1,151 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 1,143 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,040 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in New York
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 638 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 605 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 578 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 569 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 416 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 412 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 405 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 395 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 349 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 323 citations