Alabama Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 224 skilled nursing facilities in Alabama. Facilities average 10.2 deficiency citations each, with 2,293 total citations recorded and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 143 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding Alabama's most-cited F-Tags and deficiency categories helps administrators focus survey-preparation and Plan of Correction efforts where citations are most likely.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Alabama
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 418 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 396 citations
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 359 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 305 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 278 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 183 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Alabama
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 272 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 269 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 88 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 77 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 70 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 62 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 58 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 58 citations
- F-Tag F0814: Dispose Garbage and Refuse Properly — 57 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 53 citations