Based on observation, interview and record review it was determined, for 17 of 65 sampled residents, that the facility did not employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills set to carry out the function of the food and nutrition services, 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. Specifically, meals were observed to be served over an hour later than the posted meal times, a resident was observed to be yelling he was hungry, residents were in the hallways waiting for food, residents were upset in the dining room waiting for meals and residents council minutes revealed complaints of late meals. …
F802 citations in Utah
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
Utah cites F802 more often than its own record predicts
1.45 times the share F802 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Utah 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 Utah surveyors wrote
F802 findings written in Utah, 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 observation, interview, and record review, for 7 out of 54 sampled residents, the facility did not employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. In addition, the facility did not provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. Specifically, there were observations of late meals, residents had complaints regarding insufficient staff and late meals, and residents voiced complaints in the resident council meetings regarding late meals. Resident identifiers: 1, 9, 38, 82, 110, 123, and 127. Findings included:On 5/4/26 at 11:56 AM, the meal times were observed to be posted in the dining room. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Utah citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.52% | 2.60× |
| 2025 | 0.22% | 1.45× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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