Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to utilize menus with portion sizes for regular, mechanical soft, and puree diets for two of two meals. This failure could potentially cause residents to become malnourished or experience weight loss or weight gain.Findings include:Review of the week-two menus for Spring 2025 did not include portion sizes for the regular, mechanical soft and pureed diets.Review of the individual resident's pre-selected menu sheets for lunch on 01/06/26 and 01/07/26 did not include portion sizes.Review of the facility diet type report, dated 01/09/26, provided by the facility, revealed 35 regular diets, 18 mechanical soft diets, and nine pureed diets.On 01/06/26 at 12:10 PM, the tray line on the 200 unit was observed in progress. …
F803 citations in Delaware
Menus · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Delaware cites F803 less often than its own record predicts
0.34 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Delaware in 2025, this is the portion that was F803.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Delaware surveyors wrote
F803 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.
Based on observation, interview and record review it was determined that the facility failed to ensure residents were served meals that followed the menu displayed. The first floor [NAME] unit [week 4], second floor unit [week 1 and 4] and front lobby [week 3] displayed menu's that didn't reflect the current menu selection of week 2. Additionally for R104 the facility failed to serve the meal listed on the menu. Findings include: During an interview on 8/17/23 at 4:18 PM R104 stated, They do not they give us a menu they don't bring you what you choose. 8/29/23 11:54 AM - Observation of posted menu on the second floor displayed the current menu as week 1 Tuesday Beef Stew alt (alternate) breaded fish. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Delaware citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.06% | 1.42× |
| 2024 | 1.05% | 1.45× |
| 2025 | 0.21% | 0.34× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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