Deficiency tags › F0801
F0801
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies. The wording is the CMS summary of the requirement; the full text is in the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP.
By state
"Share" is citations divided by the number of certified facilities in the state, so a value over 100% means more than one citation per facility on average.
| State | Citations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 238 | 20% |
| Illinois | 98 | 15% |
| Kansas | 97 | 33% |
| Pennsylvania | 88 | 13% |
| Missouri | 85 | 17% |
| Texas | 79 | 7% |
| Iowa | 44 | 11% |
| Ohio | 39 | 4% |
| Washington | 39 | 20% |
| Wisconsin | 38 | 12% |
| Nebraska | 33 | 18% |
| Maryland | 32 | 14% |
| Minnesota | 25 | 7% |
| Michigan | 24 | 6% |
| Indiana | 22 | 4% |
| Oklahoma | 22 | 8% |
| Florida | 20 | 3% |
| Georgia | 19 | 5% |
| Utah | 19 | 20% |
| Montana | 17 | 28% |
| New York | 15 | 3% |
| West Virginia | 15 | 12% |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 4% |
| Idaho | 14 | 18% |
| Virginia | 13 | 4% |
| North Dakota | 12 | 17% |
| Oregon | 11 | 9% |
| Louisiana | 9 | 3% |
| Tennessee | 8 | 3% |
| North Carolina | 8 | 2% |
| New Jersey | 8 | 2% |
| South Dakota | 6 | 6% |
| Colorado | 6 | 3% |
| Vermont | 5 | 15% |
| South Carolina | 5 | 3% |
| Arkansas | 5 | 2% |
| Maine | 5 | 6% |
| Alabama | 5 | 2% |
| Wyoming | 5 | 14% |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 44% |
| Kentucky | 4 | 1% |
| New Mexico | 3 | 4% |
| Mississippi | 3 | 1% |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 4% |
| Delaware | 3 | 7% |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 3% |
| Arizona | 2 | 1% |
| Nevada | 1 | 2% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0801 mean?
F0801 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. It falls under nutrition and dietary deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0801?
1,272 citations at 1,098 facilities (7% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 9 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0801 most?
California (238), Illinois (98), Kansas (97), Pennsylvania (88), Missouri (85).