So far in 2026, CMS has handed out 55,981 deficiencies to skilled nursing facilities across the nation.
Becker’s collected a report on all of the deficiencies given by CMS in 2026 at freestanding and hospital-based facilities. This includes dually certified, district part, Medicare only and Medicaid only nursing facilities. The total also includes deficiencies that were corrected.
In 2025, skilled nursing facilities received a total of 111,099 deficiencies, meaning this year’s deficiency count is on track to be similar to last year’s by December.
KFF found that 27% of certified nursing facilities in rural communities received deficiencies for actual harm or immediate jeopardy in 2025, compared to 29% of facilities in urban communities.
Among deficiencies, 86% were isolated and patterned with potential for more than minimal harm, but no actual harm. For immediate-jeopardy deficiencies, 752 were given for isolated immediate jeopardy, and 38 for pattern of actual harm.
Here are the states and the District of Columbia by their total deficiencies so far in 2026.
Alabama: 59
Alaska: 41
Arizona: 351
Arkansas: 153
California: 8,412
Colorado: 559
Connecticut: 972
Delaware: 220
District of Columbia: 102
Florida: 1,435
Georgia: 725
Hawaii: 220
Idaho: 370
Illinois: 4,149
Indiana: 1,720
Iowa: 1,197
Kansas: 706
Kentucky: 393
Louisiana: 794
Maine: 330
Maryland: 1,782
Massachusetts: 1,126
Michigan: 2,152
Minnesota: 1,106
Mississippi: 512
Missouri: 1,779
Montana: 351
Nebraska: 600
Nevada: 290
New Hampshire: 153
New Jersey: 1,157
New Mexico: 484
New York: 1,388
North Carolina: 751
North Dakota: 157
Ohio: 3,499
Oklahoma: 404
Oregon: 492
Pennsylvania: 3,629
Rhode Island: 292
South Carolina: 367
South Dakota: 259
Tennessee: 347
Texas: 5,084
Utah: 240
Vermont: 124
Virginia: 943
Washington: 1,421
West Virginia: 589
Wisconsin: 1,432
Wyoming: 110
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