New York Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
New York has 596 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 595 facilities with linked history (595 of 596), there are 11,614 cited deficiencies, averaging 19.5 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 172 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 New York
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,793 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,806 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 1,723 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 1,151 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 1,143 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,040 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in New York
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 638 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 605 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 578 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 569 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 416 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 412 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 405 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 395 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 349 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 323 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 New York Compliance Data
- New York Compliance Benchmark
- New York State Compliance Guide
- New York Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in New York
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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