Washington Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Washington compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Washington's 194 CMS-certified facilities average 49.5 deficiency citations each, with 9,603 total citations on record and 0 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 68 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Washington facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Washington
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,661 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,658 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 1,604 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 905 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 733 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 693 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Washington
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 468 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 437 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 378 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 296 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 296 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 271 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 261 citations
- F-Tag F0610: Investigate/Prevent/Correct Alleged Violations — 255 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 237 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 218 citations