Wisconsin Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Wisconsin compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Wisconsin's 323 CMS-certified facilities average 27.2 deficiency citations each, with 8,779 total citations on record and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 291 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Wisconsin facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Wisconsin
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,511 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,252 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 1,071 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,046 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 888 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 739 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Wisconsin
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 611 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 567 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 466 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 392 citations
- F-Tag F0610: Investigate/Prevent/Correct Alleged Violations — 376 citations
- F-Tag F0686: Treatment/Services to Prevent/Heal Pressure Ulcers — 369 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 368 citations
- F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 291 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 196 citations
- F-Tag F0580: Notify of Changes (Injury/Decline/Room etc.) — 186 citations