Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
F808 in Arizona. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
Arizona cites F808 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.91×
0.91 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Arizona citations0.15%
Of every deficiency written in Arizona in 2024, this is the portion that was F808.
Arizona0.15%
National0.17%
Share of all citations that were F808.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arizona surveyors wrote
F808 findings written in Arizona, 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.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedNovember 8, 2024
Based on clinical record review, staff and resident interview, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure diet orders were followed for one resident (#70). The deficient practice could result in residents not receiving physician ordered diets.
Findings include:
Resident #70 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included hemiplegia and hemiparesis following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left non-dominant side, end stage renal disease, and dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase.
Review of the order summary revealed a physician order for a regular diet mechanical soft texture, nectar thick consistency, Renal Preferences with a start date of October 2, 2024. …
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