Based on interview and record review, the facility staff failed to employ a qualified dietary manager for food and nutrition services with accredited education in food service management. The facility census was 51.Review of the facility's policy titled, Mandatory Training and Education Requirements, revised 09/2024, showed the following: -Purpose to ensure that all employees are adequately trained and educated to provide high-quality care while maintaining a safe environment for residents, visitors, and staff. This policy outlines the mandatory training and education requirements for employees, focusing on compliance with federal, state, and local regulations;-Job-specific training: Dietary staff: safe food handling, special dietary needs. …
F801 citations in Missouri
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
Missouri cites F801 more often than its own record predicts
1.96 times the share F801 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Missouri 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 Missouri surveyors wrote
F801 findings written in Missouri, 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 staff failed to designate a person to serve as the Director of Food and Nutrition Services with the appropriate qualifications, when the facility did not employ a qualified dietitian or other clinically qualified nutrition professional full-time. The facility census was 53. 1. Review of the facility Food Services Manager policy, updated 9/28/22, showed the director of food and nutrition services must at a minimum meet one of the following qualifications: -A certified dietary manger (CDM); -A certified food service manager; -Has two or more years of experience in the position of director of food and nutrition services in a nursing facility setting and has completed a course of study in food safety and management. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Missouri citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.55% | 1.56× |
| 2024 | 0.78% | 2.35× |
| 2025 | 0.50% | 1.96× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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