Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to designate a person who met the minimum qualifications to serve as the Food Service Director (FSD). Specifically, the facility did not employ a full-time dietitian or have a qualified dietary employee who met the minimum qualifications to serve as the FSD. Findings include:During an interview at the entrance conference on 3/10/26 at 12:16 P.M., the Administrator said there was not a FSD and the dietitian worked 20 hours per week at the facility. The Administrator said food services for the facility were contracted and overseen by a Regional Chef. During an interview on 3/11/26 at 10:45 A.M., [NAME] #1 said the FSD for the facility was the Regional Chef and he was on vacation. [NAME] #3 was in charge while he was gone. …
F801 citations in Massachusetts
Qualified dietary staff · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Massachusetts cites F801 less often than its own record predicts
0.30 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Massachusetts in 2025, this is the portion that was F801.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Massachusetts surveyors wrote
F801 findings written in Massachusetts, 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 record review and interview, the facility staff failed to designate a person to serve as the director of food and nutrition services who met the regulatory requirements, when a full time dietician was not employed. Findings include: On 8/27/19 at 7:30 [NAME]M. during record review the Food Service Director (FSD) showed the surveyor a Serve Safe certification, but had no other certifications. During an interview on 8/27/19 at 7:37 [NAME]M., the FSD said she started her position a month ago. She said the dietician only worked two days a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Massachusetts citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.23% | 0.64× |
| 2024 | 0.15% | 0.46× |
| 2025 | 0.08% | 0.30× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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