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.
F806 in Texas. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Texas cites F806 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.71×
0.71 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Texas citations0.28%
Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2025, this is the portion that was F806.
Texas0.28%
National0.40%
Share of all citations that were F806.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Texas surveyors wrote
F806 findings written in Texas, 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.
K · Immediate jeopardy, patternDecember 18, 2024
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide food that accommodated resident allergies, intolerances, or preferences for 3 of 12 residents (Resident #1, #2, #6) reviewed for meal preferences.
1. The facility failed to ensure there was no cheese or Resident #1's sandwich, a documented allergy, resulting in Resident #1 having anaphylaxis symptoms and receiving an epi-pen (epinephrine, a medication that can help decrease a body's allergic reaction) on 12/15/2024.
2. The facility gave Resident #2, Resident #6's meal tray, and Resident #2 consumed the incorrect tray on 12/17/2024.
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D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedSeptember 3, 2026
Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to accommodate residents' food preferences for 1 of 1 resident (Resident #58) reviewed for meal choices. The facility failed to honor Resident #58's preferences for no beans/legumes for the lunch menu on 08/31/26. This failure could place residents at risk for decreased resident choices, diminished interest in meals, and weight loss. Findings included: Record review of Resident #58's face sheet, dated, 09/03/26, reflected Resident #58 was a [AGE] year-old male, admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses which included cognitive communication deficit (disorders involve a problem with communication due to a disruption in cognitive processes), unspecified intellectual disabilities (a condition that limits… …
B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternOctober 25, 2018
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure food was provided that accommodated the preferences of 4 of 13 residents (Resident #252, Resident #253, Resident #254, and Resident #251) reviewed for food preferences and the accommodation of residents' meal choices.
1. The facility did not serve food that Resident #252 ordered.
2. The facility did not serve food that Resident #253 ordered.
3. The facility did not serve food that Resident #254 ordered.
4. The facility did not serve food that Resident #251 ordered.
This deficient practice could affect the residents who received the meals food that their food preference did not honor at risk for dissatisfaction, poor intake, weight loss, and decrease quality of life.
Findings included:
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