Based on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to provide a resident (Resident 34) a special dietary need as well as ensure Food and Nutrition Services had a system in place for preparing and serving the correct diet texture according to the physician's order when a regular texture diet (a diet that includes all textures of food including hard, tough, chewy, fibrous, stringy, dry, crispy, and crunchy; and intended for people without chewing and swallowing issues) was prepared for a resident (Resident 34) with prescribed modified texture Full Liquid diet (a diet made with fluids and foods that are normally liquid and/or turn to liquid when they are at room temperature). …
F800 citations in California
Nutritious diet · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
California cites F800 more often than its own record predicts
1.37 times the share F800 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in California in 2025, this is the portion that was F800.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What California surveyors wrote
F800 findings written in California, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to honor the food preferences for one of five sampled residents (Residents 1).This failure had the potential to result in Resident 1 not eating, placing Resident 1 at risk for nutritional deficiencies and unintended weight loss.A review of the facility's undated policy titled, Resident Food Preferences, indicated, If the resident refuses or is unhappy with his or her diet, the staff will create a care plan that the resident is satisfied with.A review of Resident 1's admission Record, indicated that she was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses of high blood pressure, history of falling, and adult failure to thrive (a multifactorial syndrome where a person experiences a combination of significant weight loss, poor nutrition, decrease… …
Based on observation, interview, facility document review, medical record review, and facility P&P review, the facility failed to ensure one of five final sampled residents (Resident 1) received the correct diet as ordered by the physician. * Resident 1 had a physician's order for a regular diet with no added salt. However, Resident 1 did not receive his meal with no added salt. Resident 1's dietary card, diet order form, Kardex (form used to document resident information), and food cart log failed to show the correct dietary information in accordance with the physician's order for Resident 1's diet. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of California citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.17% | 1.40× |
| 2024 | 0.11% | 0.84× |
| 2025 | 0.13% | 1.37× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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