Wisconsin Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 323 skilled nursing facilities in Wisconsin. Facilities average 27.2 deficiency citations each, with 8,779 total citations recorded and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 291 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding Wisconsin'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 Wisconsin
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,511 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,252 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 1,071 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,046 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 888 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 739 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Wisconsin
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 611 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 567 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 466 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 392 citations
- F-Tag F0610: Investigate/Prevent/Correct Alleged Violations — 376 citations
- F-Tag F0686: Treatment/Services to Prevent/Heal Pressure Ulcers — 369 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 368 citations
- F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 291 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 196 citations
- F-Tag F0580: Notify of Changes (Injury/Decline/Room etc.) — 186 citations