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.
F801 in Texas. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Texas cites F801 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.73×
0.73 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Texas citations0.19%
Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2025, this is the portion that was F801.
Texas0.19%
National0.26%
Share of all citations that were F801.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Texas surveyors wrote
F801 findings written in Texas, 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.
L · Immediate jeopardy, widespreadDecember 21, 2021
Based on interviews, record reviews, and facility document review, the facility failed to:
A. Ensure Resident #71 was assessed by a qualified nutrition professional resulting in the potential development of additional pressure injuries.
B. Ensure Resident #125, who was admitted with pressure injuries, was assessed by a qualified nutrition professional.
C. Ensure Resident #110 was assessed by a qualified nutrition professional, resulting in a [CONDITION(S)] resident receiving tube feedings and water flushes per family request.
D. …
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternAugust 26, 2026
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skill sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, taking into consideration resident assessments, individual plans of care, and the number, acuity, and diagnoses of the facility's resident population in accordance with the facility assessment including a qualified dietitian or other clinically qualified nutrition professional either full-time, part-time, or on a consultant basis for 1 of 1 facility reviewed for food and nutrition services.The facility failed to ensure the director of food and nutrition services received frequently scheduled consultations from a qualified dietitian or other clinically qualified nutrition professional.This failure… …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadDecember 19, 2024
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies, and skills set to conduct the functions of the food and nutrition service for 1 of 1 (DM) reviewed for qualified dietary staff.
The facility failed to ensure the facility's DM met the requirements for a certified dietary manager.
This failure could place residents at risk of not having their nutritional needs met and place them at risk for food born illnesses.
Findings included:
Record review of the DM's employee file revealed a hire date on 1/20/21. There was no documented evidence of a Dietary Manager Certificate found in the file.
In an interview on 12/17/24 at 10:30AM, the DM stated she did not have her dietary manager certification. …
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