Based on clinical record review, observation, and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to provide the physician ordered therapeutic diet for one of nine sampled residents. (Resident 5) Findings include: Clinical record review revealed that Resident 5 had diagnoses that included hypertension (high blood pressure), gastro-esophageal reflux disease (a chronic digestive disorder where stomach acid frequently flows back into the esophagus), and dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing). A physician's order dated January 13, 2025, directed staff to provide a mechanical soft diet. Review of the care plan revealed the resident's swallowing was impaired related to dysphagia. Staff were instructed to provide the resident's diet as ordered, which included ground texture meats. …
F808 citations in Pennsylvania
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Pennsylvania cites F808 less often than its own record predicts
0.62 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Pennsylvania in 2025, this is the portion that was F808.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Pennsylvania surveyors wrote
F808 findings written in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.19% | 0.95× |
| 2024 | 0.16% | 0.93× |
| 2025 | 0.09% | 0.62× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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