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 Georgia. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F809 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.90×
0.90 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Georgia citations0.17%
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F809.
Georgia0.17%
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 Georgia surveyors wrote
F809 findings written in Georgia, 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, isolatedJune 19, 2026
Based on observations, resident and staff interviews, record review, and review of the documented Dietary Meal Start Times, the facility failed to serve meals on time for ten residents (R) (R59, R117, R50, R183, R208, R29, R203, R56, R122, and R200) out of a total sample of 61. This failure had the potential to negatively affect 183 residents who were served meals that were prepared from the facility's kitchen.
Findings include:
1. Review of the Monthly Resident Council Meeting Minutes, provided by the facility, revealed that during the 01/05/2026 meeting, residents voiced a concern that meals were being served late. …
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