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Nursing-Home Deficiencies in Virginia
Data coverage: 2017-03-23 through 2026-07-23 · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog
11,166
real citations, 10 categories
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
most common deficiency category
2.5%
of national volume in that category
Virginia's Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes carried 11,166 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 2,683 citations — about 2.5% of the real national total for that category comes from Virginia 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 Practice Test (Virginia) →All 10 deficiency categories in Virginia
| Category | Volume | Avg. penalty | Facilities cited | Citations/facility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | 2,683 | $41,564 | 278 | 9.7 |
| Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | 2,171 | $41,564 | 282 | 7.7 |
| Resident Rights Deficiencies | 1,953 | $41,564 | 275 | 7.1 |
| Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 1,190 | $41,989 | 274 | 4.3 |
| Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | 772 | $40,937 | 237 | 3.3 |
| Infection Control Deficiencies | 660 | $42,207 | 243 | 2.7 |
| Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | 629 | $44,355 | 180 | 3.5 |
| Administration Deficiencies | 448 | $50,836 | 164 | 2.7 |
| Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | 398 | $46,535 | 158 | 2.5 |
| Environmental Deficiencies | 262 | $47,503 | 128 | 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 Virginia have?
11,166 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 Virginia?
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, with 2,683 real citations — about 2.5% of the real national total for that category.
Which deficiency category is most concentrated among Virginia'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).