Washington Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 194 skilled nursing facilities in Washington. Facilities average 49.5 deficiency citations each, with 9,603 total citations recorded and 0 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 68 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding Washington'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 Washington
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,661 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,658 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 1,604 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 905 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 733 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 693 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Washington
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 468 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 437 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 378 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 296 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 296 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 271 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 261 citations
- F-Tag F0610: Investigate/Prevent/Correct Alleged Violations — 255 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 237 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 218 citations
More Washington Compliance Data
- Washington Nursing Home Scorecard
- Washington Compliance Benchmark
- Washington Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in Washington
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