Pennsylvania Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 658 skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania. Facilities average 31.3 deficiency citations each, with 20,607 total citations recorded and 6 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 250 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding Pennsylvania'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 Pennsylvania
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 5,954 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 3,324 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 2,765 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,953 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 1,819 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 1,426 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Pennsylvania
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 1,227 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 970 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 811 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 742 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 674 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 611 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 592 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 484 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 445 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 433 citations