Based on observation and interview it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that a qualified person in charge was present during all hours of operation. The presence of a certified food protection manager reduces the risk for a foodborne outbreak especially for vulnerable populations. CMS recognizes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Food Code and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) food safety guidance as national standards to procure, store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in long term care facilities in a safe and sanitary manner. …
F802 citations in Delaware
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Delaware cites F802 more often than its own record predicts
1.38 times the share F802 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Delaware in 2025, this is the portion that was F802.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Delaware surveyors wrote
F802 findings written in Delaware, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Delaware citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.26% | 1.32× |
| 2024 | 0.53% | 2.63× |
| 2025 | 0.21% | 1.38× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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