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Nursing-Home Deficiencies in Pennsylvania
Data coverage: 2017-03-23 through 2026-07-23 · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog
20,773
real citations, 10 categories
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
most common deficiency category
5.6%
of national volume in that category
Pennsylvania's Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes carried 20,773 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 5,984 citations — about 5.6% of the real national total for that category comes from Pennsylvania alone. Citations are most concentrated in Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — a real 9.7 citations per facility already cited, the highest ratio of any category in this state.
Study CNA / Nurse Aide Practice Test (Pennsylvania) →All 10 deficiency categories in Pennsylvania
| Category | Volume | Avg. penalty | Facilities cited | Citations/facility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | 5,984 | $32,595 | 620 | 9.7 |
| Resident Rights Deficiencies | 3,381 | $33,481 | 565 | 6 |
| Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | 2,709 | $32,657 | 567 | 4.8 |
| Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 1,899 | $33,152 | 530 | 3.6 |
| Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | 1,780 | $32,930 | 502 | 3.5 |
| Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | 1,517 | $33,664 | 469 | 3.2 |
| Infection Control Deficiencies | 1,131 | $33,391 | 457 | 2.5 |
| Administration Deficiencies | 1,095 | $35,347 | 343 | 3.2 |
| Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | 779 | $32,236 | 322 | 2.4 |
| Environmental Deficiencies | 498 | $38,086 | 227 | 2.2 |
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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 Pennsylvania have?
20,773 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 Pennsylvania?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, with 5,984 real citations — about 5.6% of the real national total for that category.
Which deficiency category is most concentrated among Pennsylvania's cited facilities?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, at a real 9.7 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).