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 Vermont. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2023
Vermont cites F808 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share2.75×
2.75 times the share F808 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Vermont citations0.55%
Of every deficiency written in Vermont in 2023, this is the portion that was F808.
Vermont0.55%
National0.20%
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 Vermont surveyors wrote
F808 findings written in Vermont, 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 1, 2023
Based on observations, interviews, and record review the facility failed to provide a therapeutic diet as ordered for 1 of 29 residents sampled (Resident #8). Findings include:
Resident # 8 was not provided with the therapeutic diet as ordered.
Resident #8 was admitted with diagnoses including diabetes, morbid obesity, hypertension, congestive heart failure, and hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol). The diet order placed as active on 9/12/23 created by the facility's registered dietician and signed by the nurse practitioner was noted to be a consistent carbohydrate diet (a diet intended to keep blood sugar levels stable), regular texture NO high processed breakfast foods, low sodium heart healthy. …
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