North Carolina Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how North Carolina compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. North Carolina's 419 CMS-certified facilities average 20.4 deficiency citations each, with 8,533 total citations on record and 5 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 524 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where North Carolina facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in North Carolina
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,783 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,560 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 1,516 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 953 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 723 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 553 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in North Carolina
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 420 citations
- F-Tag F0867: QAPI/QAA Improvement Activities — 388 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 378 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 362 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 352 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 314 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 222 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 219 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 219 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 207 citations