SNF Resource Center
Practical education, survey tools, and public-data research for skilled nursing facility administrators, directors of nursing, and market researchers. Start with the question you need to answer, then move from guidance to a useful tool.
Explore the Facility Map and Tour Planner to compare locations and organize efficient family tours or sales visits using estimated driving times.
Practical answers for teams, families, and researchers
- What Evidence Shows a Nursing Home Plan of Correction Was Implemented?
- How Should a Nursing Home Monitor a Correction and Respond When an Audit Fails?
- What Should Families Ask and Observe on a Nursing-Home Tour?
- How Can Vendors Research an SNF Market Responsibly With Public Data?
- How Do You Work Through a Plan of Correction? A Complete Fictional Example
- How Should You Interpret CMS Nursing-Home Data and Compare Facilities Responsibly?
For administrators and directors of nursing
- Preparing for a survey? Read the Survey Guide and work through the printable survey preparation checklist.
- Understanding a citation? Look up the F-Tag reference and learn how to read a CMS-2567.
- Writing a response? Use the Plan of Correction guide, writing template, and POC draft generator. Review and adapt generated text to the actual findings and corrective actions.
- Training your team? Explore Academy lessons and quizzes and the compliance glossary.
- Facing immediate jeopardy? Read the IJ response guide alongside current agency instructions and qualified professional guidance.
For vendors and market researchers
- Define a geography using the facility finder, then review individual facility records.
- Explore national deficiency trends and state benchmarks to understand the data context.
- Compare selected facilities with SNF Compare, the facility scorecard, and the Five-Star Analyzer.
Public deficiency data describes recorded survey findings, not purchase intent, available budgets, or a facility's complete current condition. Check source dates, coverage, and survey periods before drawing comparisons.
Printable checklists and templates
These printable resources can be viewed without an account. Educational resources are not a substitute for current CMS requirements, state requirements, or professional judgment. POCDesk is independent of CMS; no resource or generated draft guarantees compliance or survey acceptance. See our editorial standards and source limitations.
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
- Practical SNF Answers
- 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