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 "id": "pdc:r5ix-sfxw",
 "slug": "health-deficiencies",
 "source": "provider-data",
 "title": "Health Deficiencies",
 "summary": "Nursing home health citations from the last three years, one citation per row, with inspection date, tag, scope and severity, status and correction date.",
 "description": "A list of nursing home health citations in the last three years, including the nursing home that received the citation, the associated inspection date, citation tag number and description, scope and severity, the current status of the citation and the correction date. Data are presented as one citation per row.",
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  "Complaints",
  "Deficiencies",
  "Citations"
 ],
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 ],
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  "nursing-homes"
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 "category": "Nursing homes including rehab services",
 "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)",
 "contact": "BetterCare@cms.hhs.gov",
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 "posted": "2026-10-08",
 "modified": "2026-09-30",
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 "period_end": null,
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 "cadence": null,
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 "license": "https://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/",
 "detail_key": "r5ix-sfxw|2026-09-30|https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/sites/default/files/resources/e7cd6855ef21902a6803f11dfa287fad_1790792147/NH_HealthCitations_Sep2026_2.csv",
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