Based on record review and interviews with residents and staff, the facility failed to provide options for alternative meals to residents who ate in their rooms for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #31) reviewed for food preferences. The findings included: Resident #31was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Resident #31's quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] revealed she was cognitively intact. During an interview with Resident #31 on 8/10/26 at 3:22 PM she stated that the facility did not offer her choices for an alternative meal option when she ate in her room. Resident #31 explained that when she ate in her room and complained about a meal, she would receive a new tray with an alternative meal, but the cook made the meal choice for her. …
F806 citations in North Carolina
Allergies and food preferences · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
North Carolina cites F806 more often than its own record predicts
1.34 times the share F806 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F806.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What North Carolina surveyors wrote
F806 findings written in North 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.
Based on observations, a resident interview, interviews with staff and record review, the facility failed to provide a resident scrambled eggs for breakfast per his preference. This failure occurred for 1 of 3 sampled residents reviewed for food intolerances and preferences (Resident #19). The findings included: Resident #19 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Diagnoses included dementia (mild) with mood disturbance, cognitive communication deficit, major depressive disorder and psychosis. A review of the August 2024 Physician Order Summary revealed Resident #19 had a physician order for a regular diet with mechanical soft texture. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of North Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.63% | 1.55× |
| 2024 | 0.52% | 1.32× |
| 2025 | 0.53% | 1.34× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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