Tennessee Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
Tennessee has 307 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 299 facilities with linked history (299 of 307), there are 4,535 cited deficiencies, averaging 15.2 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 287 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 Tennessee
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,029 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 864 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 536 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 437 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 435 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 422 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Tennessee
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 370 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 328 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 273 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 202 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 189 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 178 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 151 citations
- F-Tag F0550: Resident Rights/Exercise of Rights — 141 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 139 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 139 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 Tennessee Compliance Data
- Tennessee Compliance Benchmark
- Tennessee State Compliance Guide
- Tennessee Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in Tennessee
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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