DataPoint: Nursing Home Deficiency Update

Of the 450 homes surveyed statewide through February 2019 under the new survey process, 12.2 percent were deficiency-free. The top 10 most frequently cited deficiencies represented 44.8 percent of all deficiencies. Fifteen percent of all nursing home deficiencies were represented by the top two most commonly cited deficiencies, F-880 (Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program) and F-656 (Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured), each accounting for more than 7 percent of all deficiencies statewide. The most deficiencies under the new survey process occurred in the Rochester region, while the Northeastern region had the distinction of having the highest average number of deficiencies per home and the highest average number of deficiencies per 100 beds. Deficiency-free surveys occurred in less than 2 percent of homes surveyed in both the Rochester and Buffalo regions.

To view nursing home deficiency counts by region and the top 10 most frequently cited deficiencies statewide, click here.

Contact: Ken Allison, kallison@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8820