California Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
California has 1,162 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 1,162 facilities with linked history (1,162 of 1,162), there are 58,066 cited deficiencies, averaging 50.0 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 437 coded at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Figures are descriptive summaries of CMS Health Deficiencies records loaded by POCDesk, not official CMS ratings.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in California
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 13,332 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 8,948 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 8,722 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 7,432 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 6,091 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 4,330 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in California
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 3,420 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 2,663 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 2,659 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 2,658 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 2,108 citations
- F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 2,013 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 1,938 citations
- F-Tag F0550: Resident Rights/Exercise of Rights — 1,425 citations
- F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 1,403 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 1,360 citations
Sources and methodology
Source: CMS nursing-home Provider Data. POCDesk aggregates citations present in the loaded Health Deficiencies records; it does not create CMS ratings or recommendations. See the editorial standards and methodology and 42 CFR Part 483.
More California Compliance Data
- California Compliance Benchmark
- California State Compliance Guide
- California Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in California
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- Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
- F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
- Plan of Correction (POC) Complete Guide
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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