Deficiency tags › F0809
F0809
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 99 | 15% |
| Illinois | 85 | 13% |
| California | 53 | 5% |
| Missouri | 50 | 10% |
| Texas | 49 | 4% |
| Ohio | 48 | 5% |
| Michigan | 44 | 10% |
| North Carolina | 34 | 8% |
| New Jersey | 30 | 9% |
| West Virginia | 29 | 24% |
| Virginia | 27 | 9% |
| Oklahoma | 25 | 9% |
| Indiana | 18 | 4% |
| Minnesota | 17 | 5% |
| Wisconsin | 17 | 5% |
| New Mexico | 16 | 24% |
| Maryland | 16 | 7% |
| New York | 16 | 3% |
| Washington | 14 | 7% |
| Connecticut | 14 | 7% |
| Florida | 14 | 2% |
| Iowa | 13 | 3% |
| Kentucky | 9 | 3% |
| Georgia | 8 | 2% |
| Utah | 8 | 8% |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 2% |
| Colorado | 7 | 3% |
| Oregon | 6 | 5% |
| Arkansas | 6 | 3% |
| Alabama | 6 | 3% |
| Tennessee | 5 | 2% |
| Louisiana | 5 | 2% |
| Mississippi | 5 | 2% |
| Idaho | 4 | 5% |
| Delaware | 3 | 7% |
| Kansas | 3 | 1% |
| Montana | 3 | 5% |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 4% |
| Vermont | 2 | 6% |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 3% |
| South Carolina | 2 | 1% |
| Maine | 2 | 3% |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1% |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1% |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 6% |
| North Dakota | 1 | 1% |
| Hawaii | 1 | 2% |
| Alaska | 1 | 5% |
| Arizona | 1 | 1% |
| Nevada | 1 | 2% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0809 mean?
F0809 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. It falls under nutrition and dietary deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0809?
832 citations at 747 facilities (5% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 2 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0809 most?
Pennsylvania (99), Illinois (85), California (53), Missouri (50), Texas (49).