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 Connecticut. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Connecticut cites F809 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.98×
0.98 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Connecticut citations0.19%
Of every deficiency written in Connecticut in 2025, this is the portion that was F809.
Connecticut0.19%
National0.19%
Share of all citations that were F809.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Connecticut surveyors wrote
F809 findings written in Connecticut, 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, patternJuly 7, 2026
Based on observation, review of facility policy, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure the resident meals were delivered timely. The findings include:Review of facility documentation, identified in part, steam cart delivery times for lunch were as follows:LUNCHBranford unit: 12:00 PMCornwall unit: 12:15 PMUnit F: 12:30 PMUnit E: 12:45 PMUnit D: 1:00 PMObservation on 6/30/26 at 12:23 PM identified the lunch steam table arrived at the [NAME] unit (16 residents) and the Dietary Director began plating lunch. …
B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternJanuary 24, 2023
Based on interviews the facility failed to ensure snacks were passed out after dinner/before bed on Unit 1A. The findings include:
On 1/9/23 at 1:00 PM, interview with Resident #52 identified that evening snacks used to be passed out to residents up until approximately one month ago. Resident #52 identified that the snack cart typically contained pudding, jello, fruit, crackers and beverages and he/she does not request an evening snack because he/she was waiting for the snack cart to arrive.
On 1/12/23 at 3:10 PM, interview with Nurse Aide (NA) #3 identified that she worked at the facility for approximately 3 months, and usually works on the 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM shift on Unit 1A. …
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