Tennessee Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Tennessee compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Tennessee's 307 CMS-certified facilities average 14.8 deficiency citations each, with 4,535 total citations on record and 8 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 287 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Tennessee facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Tennessee
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,029 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 864 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 536 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 437 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 435 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 422 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Tennessee
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 370 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 328 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 273 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 202 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 189 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 178 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 151 citations
- F-Tag F0550: Resident Rights/Exercise of Rights — 141 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 139 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 139 citations