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 Washington. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Washington cites F801 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.22×
1.22 times the share F801 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Washington citations0.31%
Of every deficiency written in Washington in 2025, this is the portion that was F801.
Washington0.31%
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 Washington surveyors wrote
F801 findings written in Washington, 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.
F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadMay 6, 2026
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure Staff H (Dining Services Manager) met the minimum qualifications to serve as the director of food and nutrition services when the facility had no qualified dietitian or other clinically qualified nutrition professional employed full-time. This failure placed residents at risk for unmet nutritional needs and for receiving unsafe dietary services from staff without the required competencies and skills to carry out food and nutrition services management.Findings included. …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadJuly 31, 2026
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that unless the facility had a full-time Registered Dietician, that the Dietary Manager (Staff D) had completed an academic program in nutrition or dietetics accredited by an appropriate national accreditation organization. This failure placed residents at risk of receiving dietary services from staff without the required competencies and skills to carry out food and nutrition services.Findings include .In an interview on 07/28/2026 at 9:30 AM, Staff D, Dietary Manager stated that they have worked as Dietary Manager for a year and a half. They had completed the Dietary Manager Certification course and needed to complete the testing to obtain their certification. …
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