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Nursing-Home Deficiencies in Texas
Data coverage: 2017-03-23 through 2026-07-23 · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog
32,577
real citations, 10 categories
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
most common deficiency category
6.5%
of national volume in that category
Texas's Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes carried 32,577 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 6,999 citations — about 6.5% of the real national total for that category comes from Texas alone. Citations are most concentrated in Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — a real 6.3 citations per facility already cited, the highest ratio of any category in this state.
Study CNA / Nurse Aide Practice Test (Texas) →All 10 deficiency categories in Texas
| Category | Volume | Avg. penalty | Facilities cited | Citations/facility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | 6,999 | $30,499 | 1,116 | 6.3 |
| Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | 5,409 | $30,797 | 1,121 | 4.8 |
| Resident Rights Deficiencies | 4,626 | $31,318 | 1,069 | 4.3 |
| Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 4,135 | $30,716 | 1,101 | 3.8 |
| Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | 3,425 | $31,094 | 1,073 | 3.2 |
| Infection Control Deficiencies | 2,653 | $30,728 | 1,076 | 2.5 |
| Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | 2,367 | $32,221 | 828 | 2.9 |
| Environmental Deficiencies | 1,271 | $32,775 | 629 | 2 |
| Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | 849 | $35,180 | 517 | 1.6 |
| Administration Deficiencies | 843 | $34,540 | 443 | 1.9 |
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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 Texas have?
32,577 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 Texas?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, with 6,999 real citations — about 6.5% of the real national total for that category.
Which deficiency category is most concentrated among Texas's cited facilities?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, at a real 6.3 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).