Texas Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Texas compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Texas's 1,178 CMS-certified facilities average 26.3 deficiency citations each, with 30,983 total citations on record and 4 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 2,364 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Texas facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Texas
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 6,723 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 5,090 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 4,251 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 3,903 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 3,291 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 2,469 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Texas
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 2,347 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 2,004 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 1,701 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 1,589 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 1,402 citations
- F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 1,318 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 970 citations
- F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 881 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 864 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 767 citations