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Nursing-Home Deficiencies in Tennessee
Data coverage: 2017-03-23 through 2026-07-23 · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog
4,382
real citations, 10 categories
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
most common deficiency category
0.9%
of national volume in that category
Tennessee's Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes carried 4,382 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 981 citations — about 0.9% of the real national total for that category comes from Tennessee alone. Citations are most concentrated in Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — a real 3.6 citations per facility already cited, the highest ratio of any category in this state.
Study CNA Practice Test (TN) →All 10 deficiency categories in Tennessee
| Category | Volume | Avg. penalty | Facilities cited | Citations/facility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | 981 | $48,538 | 271 | 3.6 |
| Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | 810 | $45,184 | 264 | 3.1 |
| Resident Rights Deficiencies | 540 | $46,608 | 239 | 2.3 |
| Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 439 | $46,445 | 214 | 2.1 |
| Infection Control Deficiencies | 421 | $46,545 | 248 | 1.7 |
| Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | 419 | $43,861 | 224 | 1.9 |
| Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | 395 | $48,308 | 174 | 2.3 |
| Administration Deficiencies | 154 | $53,494 | 97 | 1.6 |
| Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | 148 | $58,578 | 99 | 1.5 |
| Environmental Deficiencies | 75 | $55,885 | 65 | 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 Tennessee have?
4,382 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 Tennessee?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, with 981 real citations — about 0.9% of the real national total for that category.
Which deficiency category is most concentrated among Tennessee's cited facilities?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, at a real 3.6 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).