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 Ohio. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Ohio cites F809 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.49×
0.49 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Ohio citations0.09%
Of every deficiency written in Ohio in 2025, this is the portion that was F809.
Ohio0.09%
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 Ohio surveyors wrote
F809 findings written in Ohio, 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, patternAugust 28, 2026
Based on observation, staff and resident interviews, record review and review of the facility mealtimes, the facility failed to ensure residents received a nourishing evening snack when there was more than 14 hours between a substantial evening meal and breakfast the following day, and failed to ensure no more than 14 hours passed between the evening meal and breakfast the next day unless approved by resident council. This affected four (Resident #16, #17, #34 and #37) residents of eight residents reviewed for food and nutrition. The facility census was 64. Findings include:Review of the facility's mealtimes provided by Dietary Manager (DM) #810 revealed breakfast would start in the dining room at 7:30 A.M. …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadJuly 2, 2024
Based on observation, interview, and meal service times review, the facility failed to serve lunch in a timely manner. This affected 71 residents receiving meals from the facility. The facility identified three residents (#27, #40, and #44) as receiving nothing by mouth. The facility census was 74.
Findings include:
On 06/26/24 at 11:40 A.M. an observation of the lunch tray service began. A review of the menu revealed soft tacos and Spanish rice were to be served. The rice was on the stovetop cooking. An interview at the time of the observation with the Corporate Culinary Director (CCD) #314 verified the rice was not ready to serve, and the tray line should have begun at 11:30 A.M.
On 06/26/14 at 12:15 P.M. an observation noted that no pureed food was prepared. …
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