Ohio Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 922 skilled nursing facilities in Ohio. Facilities average 30.6 deficiency citations each, with 28,211 total citations recorded and 7 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 304 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding Ohio'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 Ohio
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 8,315 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 4,539 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 3,290 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 3,171 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 2,465 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 2,074 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Ohio
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 1,565 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 1,474 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 1,234 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 1,156 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 891 citations
- F-Tag F0686: Treatment/Services to Prevent/Heal Pressure Ulcers — 810 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 745 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 593 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 587 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 584 citations
More Ohio Compliance Data
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