Deficiency tags › F0802
F0802
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
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 | 367 | 32% |
| Texas | 47 | 4% |
| Illinois | 42 | 6% |
| Ohio | 40 | 4% |
| Pennsylvania | 35 | 5% |
| Missouri | 23 | 5% |
| Washington | 20 | 10% |
| Indiana | 18 | 4% |
| Florida | 17 | 2% |
| Oklahoma | 16 | 6% |
| Michigan | 15 | 4% |
| Virginia | 14 | 5% |
| Tennessee | 11 | 4% |
| Iowa | 10 | 3% |
| West Virginia | 10 | 8% |
| Louisiana | 10 | 4% |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 100% |
| Kentucky | 8 | 3% |
| Colorado | 8 | 4% |
| North Carolina | 7 | 2% |
| Kansas | 6 | 2% |
| New Jersey | 6 | 2% |
| New York | 6 | 1% |
| New Mexico | 5 | 7% |
| Delaware | 5 | 11% |
| Connecticut | 5 | 3% |
| Utah | 5 | 5% |
| Montana | 5 | 8% |
| Minnesota | 5 | 1% |
| Maryland | 4 | 2% |
| Oregon | 4 | 3% |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 1% |
| Idaho | 4 | 5% |
| Mississippi | 4 | 2% |
| South Dakota | 3 | 3% |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 4% |
| Nebraska | 3 | 2% |
| Wyoming | 3 | 8% |
| Maine | 3 | 4% |
| Alaska | 3 | 15% |
| Georgia | 3 | 1% |
| Arkansas | 2 | 1% |
| Vermont | 2 | 6% |
| Nevada | 2 | 3% |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 1% |
| South Carolina | 2 | 1% |
| Arizona | 1 | 1% |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 6% |
| Hawaii | 1 | 2% |
| North Dakota | 1 | 1% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0802 mean?
F0802 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. It falls under nutrition and dietary deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0802?
830 citations at 751 facilities (5% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 4 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0802 most?
California (367), Texas (47), Illinois (42), Ohio (40), Pennsylvania (35).