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 South Dakota. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
South Dakota cites F803 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.08×
1.08 times the share F803 takes of citations nationally.
Share of South Dakota citations0.67%
Of every deficiency written in South Dakota in 2025, this is the portion that was F803.
South Dakota0.67%
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 South Dakota surveyors wrote
F803 findings written in South Dakota, 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, isolatedFebruary 19, 2026
Based on South Dakota Department of Health (SD DOH) facility reported incident (FRI), record review, interview, and policy review, the provider failed to ensure a physician orders for a therapeutic pureed (blended food) diet was followed for one of one sampled resident (1) who had a diagnosis of dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and received a snack from one of one certified nursing assistant (CNA) (D) that was not the right texture and then required life-saving measures through use of the Heimlich maneuver after the food became lodged in his throat. On 2/18/26 at 12:59 p.m., an Immediate Jeopardy was identified for a facility reported incident (FRI) related to the quality of care and treatment that occurred on 2/11/26 at 12:59 a.m. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 13, 2026
Based on menu review, observation, and interview, the provider failed to ensure one of two dietary staff (cook J) followed the menu serving sizes for each diet offered which had the potential to affect all residents within the facility, and failed to substitute a nutritionally adequate replacement for the pureed garlic bread for three of three residents (6, 11, and 17) who required a pureed diet.Findings Include:1. Review of the provider's lunch menu for 8/16/26 showed that the planned meal included lasagna, a layered lettuce salad, garlic bread, chocolate vanilla swirl pudding, and milk. …
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