District of Columbia Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 17 skilled nursing facilities in District of Columbia. Facilities average 60.4 deficiency citations each, with 1,026 total citations recorded and 0 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 22 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding District of Columbia'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 District of Columbia
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 209 citations
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 200 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 164 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 118 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 89 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 56 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in District of Columbia
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 51 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 45 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 42 citations
- F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 40 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 39 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 37 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 36 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 34 citations
- F-Tag F0610: Investigate/Prevent/Correct Alleged Violations — 32 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 31 citations
More District of Columbia Compliance Data
- District of Columbia Nursing Home Scorecard
- District of Columbia Compliance Benchmark
- District of Columbia Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in District of Columbia
Explore POCDesk — Free Nursing Home Compliance Tools
- SNF Scorecard — look up any facility's inspection record
- Nursing Home Compare Tool — side-by-side comparisons
- Skilled Nursing Near Me — find facilities by city & state
- Best Nursing Homes by State — ranked by inspection results
- Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
- F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
- Plan of Correction (POC) Complete Guide
- Free AI POC Generator
- Plan of Correction Examples
- CMS Survey Preparation Guide
- SNF Compliance Guides
- What Is Skilled Nursing Care?
Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families