Based on observations, interviews, record reviews and policy review, the facility failed to ensure food was palatable for three residents (Resident (R) 8 and R54) of 27 residents reviewed during the Initial Pool. This failure had the potential for residents who disliked a meal to experience nutritional problems or dissatisfaction with their meals. Findings include:Review of the facility's policy titled, Safe Food Temperatures dated 10/15/25, on page one of three, Food temperatures will be maintained and acceptable levels during food storage, preparation, holding, serving, delivery, cooling, and reheating. The steam table may not be used to reheat food. On page one of one, procedure number six, Hold hot foods at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or higher during meal service (on [NAME] tray line). …
F804 citations in South Carolina
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
South Carolina cites F804 less often than its own record predicts
0.69 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina 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 South Carolina surveyors wrote
F804 findings written in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.71% | 0.72× |
| 2024 | 1.13% | 1.18× |
| 2025 | 0.64% | 0.69× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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