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Nursing-Home Deficiencies in Massachusetts
Data coverage: 2017-03-23 through 2026-07-23 · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog
9,947
real citations, 10 categories
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
most common deficiency category
2.4%
of national volume in that category
Massachusetts's Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes carried 9,947 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 2,536 citations — about 2.4% of the real national total for that category comes from Massachusetts alone. Citations are most concentrated in Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — a real 7.8 citations per facility already cited, the highest ratio of any category in this state.
Study CNA Practice Test (MA) →All 10 deficiency categories in Massachusetts
| Category | Volume | Avg. penalty | Facilities cited | Citations/facility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | 2,536 | $44,637 | 324 | 7.8 |
| Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | 2,032 | $44,641 | 327 | 6.2 |
| Resident Rights Deficiencies | 1,444 | $46,104 | 299 | 4.8 |
| Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 1,054 | $44,879 | 311 | 3.4 |
| Infection Control Deficiencies | 818 | $46,858 | 286 | 2.9 |
| Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | 617 | $47,495 | 252 | 2.4 |
| Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | 563 | $51,061 | 205 | 2.7 |
| Administration Deficiencies | 370 | $52,940 | 164 | 2.3 |
| Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | 358 | $49,642 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Environmental Deficiencies | 155 | $41,011 | 103 | 1.5 |
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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 Massachusetts have?
9,947 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 Massachusetts?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, with 2,536 real citations — about 2.4% of the real national total for that category.
Which deficiency category is most concentrated among Massachusetts's cited facilities?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, at a real 7.8 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).