Pennsylvania Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026

Pennsylvania has 658 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. Across the most recent inspection cycle, facilities average 31.3 deficiency citations each, and 6 facilities recorded zero deficiencies. 20,607 total deficiency citations are on record, including 250 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Every rating below is powered by official CMS Health Deficiency data.

Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Pennsylvania

• Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 5,954 citations
• Resident Rights Deficiencies — 3,324 citations
• Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 2,765 citations
• Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,953 citations
• Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 1,819 citations
• Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 1,426 citations

Most-Cited F-Tags in Pennsylvania

• F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 1,227 citations
• F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 970 citations
• F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 811 citations
• F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 742 citations
• F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 674 citations
• F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 611 citations
• F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 592 citations
• F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 484 citations
• F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 445 citations
• F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 433 citations

More Pennsylvania Compliance Data

• Pennsylvania Compliance Benchmark
• Pennsylvania State Compliance Guide
• Pennsylvania Survey Tracker
• Best Nursing Homes in Pennsylvania

Explore POCDesk — Free Nursing Home Compliance Tools

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• 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
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• 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