Pennsylvania Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Pennsylvania compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Pennsylvania's 658 CMS-certified facilities average 31.3 deficiency citations each, with 20,607 total citations on record and 6 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 250 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Pennsylvania facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Pennsylvania
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 5,954 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 3,324 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 2,765 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,953 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 1,819 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 1,426 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Pennsylvania
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 1,227 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 970 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 811 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 742 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 674 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 611 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 592 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 484 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 445 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 433 citations