Puerto Rico Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
Puerto Rico has 9 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 9 facilities with linked history (9 of 9), there are 379 cited deficiencies, averaging 42.1 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 4 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 Puerto Rico
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 126 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 56 citations
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 41 citations
- Environmental Deficiencies — 33 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 31 citations
- Administration Deficiencies — 28 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Puerto Rico
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 19 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 18 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 14 citations
- F-Tag F0655: Baseline Care Plan — 11 citations
- F-Tag F0908: Essential Equipment Safe Operating Condition — 10 citations
- F-Tag F0921: Safe/Functional/Sanitary/Comfortable Environment — 10 citations
- F-Tag F0804: Nutritive Value/Appearance Palatable/Preferred Temperature — 8 citations
- F-Tag F0802: Sufficient Dietary Support Personnel — 8 citations
- F-Tag F0925: Maintains Effective Pest Control Program — 8 citations
- F-Tag F0868: QAA Committee — 7 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 Puerto Rico Compliance Data
- Puerto Rico Compliance Benchmark
- Puerto Rico State Compliance Guide
- Puerto Rico Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in Puerto Rico
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