Mississippi Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 202 skilled nursing facilities in Mississippi. Facilities average 17.2 deficiency citations each, with 3,476 total citations recorded and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 194 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding Mississippi'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 Mississippi
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 811 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 794 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 657 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 262 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 253 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 241 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Mississippi
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 373 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 244 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 182 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 176 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 167 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 127 citations
- F-Tag F0550: Resident Rights/Exercise of Rights — 111 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 105 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 93 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 92 citations