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Nursing-Home Deficiencies in Arizona
Data coverage: 2017-03-23 through 2026-07-23 · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog
3,037
real citations, 10 categories
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
most common deficiency category
0.6%
of national volume in that category
Arizona's Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes carried 3,037 real deficiency citations across 10 categories, 2017-03-23 through 2026-07-23, per the CMS Provider Data Catalog. The most common category was Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies at 679 citations — about 0.6% of the real national total for that category comes from Arizona alone. Citations are most concentrated in Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — a real 5.4 citations per facility already cited, the highest ratio of any category in this state.
Study CNA Practice Test (AZ) →All 10 deficiency categories in Arizona
| Category | Volume | Avg. penalty | Facilities cited | Citations/facility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | 679 | $18,102 | 133 | 5.1 |
| Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | 631 | $18,591 | 116 | 5.4 |
| Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | 489 | $18,102 | 131 | 3.7 |
| Resident Rights Deficiencies | 383 | $18,506 | 125 | 3.1 |
| Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 293 | $18,279 | 120 | 2.4 |
| Infection Control Deficiencies | 190 | $19,415 | 103 | 1.8 |
| Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | 170 | $19,026 | 97 | 1.8 |
| Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | 121 | $19,033 | 72 | 1.7 |
| Administration Deficiencies | 53 | $18,049 | 37 | 1.4 |
| Environmental Deficiencies | 28 | $22,129 | 23 | 1.2 |
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog: Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw) + Penalties (g6vv-u9sr), 2017-03-23 through 2026-07-23. Citations-per-facility measures concentration among already-cited facilities, not statewide prevalence. Full methodology and every other dataset: the Compliance Risk Index.
Frequently asked questions
How many nursing-home deficiency citations does Arizona have?
3,037 real citations across 10 deficiency categories, 2017-03-23 through 2026-07-23, sourced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog.
What's the most common type of nursing-home deficiency in Arizona?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, with 679 real citations — about 0.6% of the real national total for that category.
Which deficiency category is most concentrated among Arizona's cited facilities?
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies, at a real 5.4 citations per cited facility -- a measure of how repeat-heavy citations are among facilities that got at least one, not a statewide prevalence rate (CQU doesn't have each state's total certified-facility count to divide by instead).