Illinois Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 669 skilled nursing facilities in Illinois. Facilities average 37.9 deficiency citations each, with 25,347 total citations recorded and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 503 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding Illinois'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 Illinois
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 9,089 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 3,352 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 2,826 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 2,528 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 2,184 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 1,951 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Illinois
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 2,401 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 1,302 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 1,273 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 1,222 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 1,018 citations
- F-Tag F0686: Treatment/Services to Prevent/Heal Pressure Ulcers — 1,018 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 964 citations
- F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 698 citations
- F-Tag F0690: Bowel/Bladder Incontinence Catheter UTI — 685 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 668 citations