Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure meals were served in a method that maintained appearance, nutritive value, taste and that pureed foods were acceptable to the residents to improve palatability and encourage good nutritional intake during one of one meal observed. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure meals were served in a method that maintained appearance, nutritive value, taste and that pureed foods were acceptable to the residents to improve palatability and encourage good nutritional intake during one of one meal observed. …
F804 citations in Arkansas
Food palatability and temperature · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Arkansas cites F804 less often than its own record predicts
0.79 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F804.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arkansas surveyors wrote
F804 findings written in Arkansas, 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 observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure hot foods were served hot and cold foods/beverages were served cold to maintain palatability and encourage adequate nutritional intake for two meals at which food temperatures were checked. The findings are: On 05/05/2025 at 12:12 PM, the first lunch meal tray for the female unit was placed on a shelf inside the food cart, by License Practical Nurse (LPN) #1. The food cart was located by the kitchen door in the dining room. On 05/05/2025 at 12:25 PM, a cart that contained 16 lunch trays was delivered to the [NAME] Hall (Female unit) by Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) #2. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Arkansas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.24% | 2.28× |
| 2024 | 2.48% | 2.59× |
| 2025 | 0.72% | 0.79× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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