Utah Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Utah compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Utah's 97 CMS-certified facilities average 27.7 deficiency citations each, with 2,691 total citations on record and 0 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 64 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Utah facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Utah
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 603 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 351 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 343 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 308 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 273 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 254 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Utah
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 136 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 133 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 119 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 91 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 87 citations
- F-Tag F0757: Drug Regimen is Free From Unnecessary Drugs — 72 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 68 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 65 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 64 citations
- F-Tag F0610: Investigate/Prevent/Correct Alleged Violations — 62 citations