North Dakota Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how North Dakota compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. North Dakota's 73 CMS-certified facilities average 16.8 deficiency citations each, with 1,228 total citations on record and 0 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 37 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where North Dakota facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in North Dakota
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 300 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 251 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 172 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 138 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 111 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 95 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in North Dakota
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 128 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 117 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 80 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 73 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 61 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 55 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 50 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 37 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 37 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 34 citations