Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
F803 in Connecticut. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Connecticut cites F803 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.50×
0.50 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Connecticut citations0.31%
Of every deficiency written in Connecticut in 2025, this is the portion that was F803.
Connecticut0.31%
National0.62%
Share of all citations that were F803.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Connecticut surveyors wrote
F803 findings written in Connecticut, 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.
J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedAugust 29, 2025
Based on observation, review of the clinical record, facility documentation, facility policy, and interviews for 1 of 4 residents (Resident #14) reviewed for nutrition and who required aspiration precautions and supervision with meals, the facility failed to provide a chopped diet as ordered by the physician, failed to provide supervision with eating on 3 days (3 breakfast meals) of the survey, and failed to ensure required safe swallowing strategies were implemented to prevent the resident from choking. These failures resulted in Immediate Jeopardy. The findings include: Resident #14 was admitted to the facility in May 2021 with diagnoses that included dementia, dysphasia, and anxiety. …
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternMarch 3, 2026
Based on observations of dining and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that substitutions made during the noon meal were posted on the daily menu prior to mealtime. The findings include: An observation and interview with the Regional Dietary Manager on 2/24/2025 at 12:10 PM indicated the kitchen was out of peas and they were substituting cabbage and spinach because their delivery was not received the day prior due to the snowstorm. Outside the main dining room, the daily meal list was posted but the substitutions had not been added to the menu. The Regional Dietary Manager indicated when the residents were served in the dining room they would be notified of the change. …
B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternOctober 11, 2024
Based on interviews, observations and facility policy for the only sampled resident (Resident #96) reviewed for cultural food preferences, the facility failed to ensure the dietician identified and provided Halal cuisine. The findings include:
Resident #96 was admitted to the facility in March 2024 with diagnoses that included cerebral infarction, dysphagia, and right sided hemiplegia and hemiparesis.
A Resident Care Plan (RCP) dated 3/8/24 identified Resident #96 followed Halal cuisine and food with interventions that included for Resident #96's family to come in for support, and the family wanted to provide translation as well. …
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