Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
F809 in Arizona. Pick another state for the same tag.
No F809 citations were recorded in Arizona for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arizona surveyors wrote
F809 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.
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternDecember 2, 2022
Based on observations, resident and staff interviews, facility documentation and review of policy, the facility failed to ensure that residents (#94, #151, #162, & #27) meals were provided at scheduled times. The deficient practice could result in residents not receiving their meals on time.
Findings include:
Resident #94 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnosis that included chronic kidney disease, stage 3, need for assistance with personal care and muscle weakness.
The state database information received on October 24, 2022 stated that the facility administrator was notified of care concerns regarding the resident on October 24, 2022 at approximately 8:30 am. …
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