Texas Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 1,178 skilled nursing facilities in Texas. Facilities average 26.3 deficiency citations each, with 30,983 total citations recorded and 4 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 2,364 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding Texas'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 Texas
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 6,723 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 5,090 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 4,251 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 3,903 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 3,291 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 2,469 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Texas
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 2,347 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 2,004 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 1,701 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 1,589 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 1,402 citations
- F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 1,318 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 970 citations
- F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 881 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 864 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 767 citations