Texas Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
Texas has 1,178 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 1,174 facilities with linked history (1,174 of 1,178), there are 30,983 cited deficiencies, averaging 26.4 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 2,364 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 Texas
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 6,723 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 5,090 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 4,251 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 3,903 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 3,291 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 2,469 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Texas
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 2,347 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 2,004 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 1,701 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 1,589 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 1,402 citations
- F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 1,318 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 970 citations
- F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 881 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 864 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 767 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 Texas Compliance Data
- Texas Compliance Benchmark
- Texas State Compliance Guide
- Texas Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in Texas
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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