What Puerto Rico surveyors cite

Too few well-attested tags in Puerto Rico to state a single finding, so the record is shown without one.

Data as of September 30, 2026, released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

The shape of it — 2025

No Puerto Rico tag was cited at least 50 times in 2025, which is too few to compare against the national share.

How severe those findings were

Scope and severity

1.7% of citations found actual harm or worse (level G and above).

Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
Severity	Isolated	Pattern	Widespread
Immediate jeopardy	J—	K—	L51.2%
Actual harm	G10.2%	H—	I10.2%
No harm, potential for more than minimal	D4811.6%	E5513.3%	F26463.9%
No harm, potential for minimal	A—	B—	C399.4%

CMS grades every deficiency on harm level and how widespread it was. Letters G and above mean actual harm was found; J and above mean immediate jeopardy.

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