Based on observation, interview, and review of pertinent facility documents, it was determined that the facility failed to serve residents a nourishing snack when there was more than a 14-hour gap between dinner and breakfast. This deficient practice was identified for 5 of 5 residents sampled for bedtime snacks (Resident #13, # 17, #26, #36, and #50) and was evidenced by the following:On 05/18/2026 at 10:34 AM, the surveyor conducted a Resident Council meeting, which included five residents (Resident #13, #17, #26, #36, and #50). All five residents informed the surveyor during the meeting that bedtime (HS) snacks were not offered every night. All five residents stated that it would be nice if the facility automatically provided each resident with an HS snack. …
F809 citations in New Jersey
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Jersey cites F809 more often than its own record predicts
2.40 times the share F809 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in New Jersey in 2025, this is the portion that was F809.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Jersey surveyors wrote
F809 findings written in New Jersey, 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.
Based on interview and record review, it was determined that the facility failed to provide documented evidence that bedtime snacks were being delivered on a nightly basis to the residents. This deficient practice was identified for 6 of 6 alert and oriented residents at a resident's group meeting (Residents #17, #2, #15, #26, #16 and #12), and was evidenced by the following: On 10/15/19 at 1:30 PM, the surveyor met with a group of six alert and oriented residents (3 additional residents at the meeting had cognitive impairment). When asked about bedtime snacks, all 6 of the oriented residents stated the staff did not offer them snacks at night. Resident #15 said, they used to, but they stopped coming around to offer snacks about a year ago. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of New Jersey citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.43% | 1.95× |
| 2024 | 0.40% | 1.89× |
| 2025 | 0.46% | 2.40× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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