Based on observation, record review, interviews, and review of the facility assessment, the facility failed to provide sufficient support personnel with appropriate competencies and skills to safely and effectively carry out the functions of food and nutrition services. Specifically, the facility failed to: 1. Ensure support staff with appropriate competencies and skills were available to provide meals that meet the residents' needs; and, 2. Provide documentation that dietary competencies were conducted on all dietary personnel. …
F802 citations in Massachusetts
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 — 2024
Massachusetts cites F802 less often than its own record predicts
0.31 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Massachusetts in 2024, 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 Massachusetts surveyors wrote
F802 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Massachusetts citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.04% | 0.19× |
| 2024 | 0.06% | 0.31× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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