Based on observation, record review, and staff interview the facility failed to provide dietary staff with proper food handlers certification. This deficient practice involved [NAME] #20. Facility census: 61.Findings include:On 4/15/26 at 10:36 AM, during a telephone interview the Mineral County Health Department confirmed that dietary staff in a long-term care facility must have a valid food handler's certification. Health Department staff stated, It is like a driver's license, once it expires, it is expired.After reviewing staff certifications, the surveyor found that [NAME] #20 did not have a valid food handlers certification. The food handler's certification expired on March 6, 2026. [NAME] #20 did not renew her food handler's certification until April 14, 2026. …
F802 citations in West Virginia
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
West Virginia cites F802 more often than its own record predicts
1.77 times the share F802 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in West Virginia 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 West Virginia surveyors wrote
F802 findings written in West Virginia, 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 West Virginia citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.08% | 0.42× |
| 2024 | 0.07% | 0.37× |
| 2025 | 0.27% | 1.77× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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