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Nursing-Home Deficiencies in North Carolina
Data coverage: 2017-03-23 through 2026-07-23 · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog
7,813
real citations, 10 categories
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
most common deficiency category
1.5%
of national volume in that category
North Carolina's Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes carried 7,813 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 1,640 citations — about 1.5% of the real national total for that category comes from North Carolina alone. Citations are most concentrated in Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — a real 4.5 citations per facility already cited, the highest ratio of any category in this state.
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| Category | Volume | Avg. penalty | Facilities cited | Citations/facility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | 1,640 | $31,077 | 363 | 4.5 |
| Resident Rights Deficiencies | 1,415 | $31,622 | 349 | 4.1 |
| Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | 1,341 | $31,253 | 358 | 3.7 |
| Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 935 | $32,171 | 310 | 3 |
| Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | 663 | $32,150 | 289 | 2.3 |
| Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | 541 | $32,851 | 231 | 2.3 |
| Administration Deficiencies | 447 | $33,261 | 266 | 1.7 |
| Infection Control Deficiencies | 431 | $33,525 | 232 | 1.9 |
| Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | 314 | $36,445 | 178 | 1.8 |
| Environmental Deficiencies | 86 | $31,922 | 69 | 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 North Carolina have?
7,813 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 North Carolina?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, with 1,640 real citations — about 1.5% of the real national total for that category.
Which deficiency category is most concentrated among North Carolina's cited facilities?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, at a real 4.5 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).