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 South Carolina. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
South Carolina cites F809 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.76×
0.76 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of South Carolina citations0.16%
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina in 2024, this is the portion that was F809.
South Carolina0.16%
National0.21%
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 South Carolina surveyors wrote
F809 findings written in South Carolina, 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, isolatedFebruary 19, 2026
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide snacks for 2 residents, reviewed R 8 and R22.Findings include:Review of facility policy titled Nourishments, revision date 10/18/2017.Procedures: 2. Dietary will stock each nourishment kitchen with a variety of food and beverage items. (i.e., peanut butter, crackers, soup, ice cream, cereal, milk, or other beverages).Review of facility policy titled, Bedtime (HS) Snacks, revision date 06/20/2022. Procedures:2. Nursing staff will offer the HS snacks to all patients/residents (with the exception of patients/residents not receiving oral nutrition) at bedtime. …
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