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Nursing-Home Deficiencies in Missouri
Data coverage: 2017-03-23 through 2026-07-23 · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog
17,525
real citations, 10 categories
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
most common deficiency category
3.9%
of national volume in that category
Missouri's Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes carried 17,525 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 4,202 citations — about 3.9% of the real national total for that category comes from Missouri alone. Citations are most concentrated in Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — a real 8.9 citations per facility already cited, the highest ratio of any category in this state.
Study CNA Practice Test (MO) →All 10 deficiency categories in Missouri
| Category | Volume | Avg. penalty | Facilities cited | Citations/facility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | 4,202 | $42,093 | 472 | 8.9 |
| Resident Rights Deficiencies | 3,289 | $42,122 | 466 | 7.1 |
| Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | 2,220 | $42,336 | 453 | 4.9 |
| Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | 1,626 | $41,963 | 434 | 3.7 |
| Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 1,624 | $42,967 | 436 | 3.7 |
| Infection Control Deficiencies | 1,389 | $42,093 | 463 | 3 |
| Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | 1,354 | $44,211 | 384 | 3.5 |
| Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | 817 | $44,537 | 314 | 2.6 |
| Environmental Deficiencies | 550 | $43,563 | 293 | 1.9 |
| Administration Deficiencies | 454 | $46,941 | 227 | 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 Missouri have?
17,525 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 Missouri?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, with 4,202 real citations — about 3.9% of the real national total for that category.
Which deficiency category is most concentrated among Missouri's cited facilities?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, at a real 8.9 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).