.Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff provided meal service according to the facility's posted meal service schedule for 4 out of 4 meals [Breakfast served on 05/30/2026 and breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals served on 06/13/2026] reviewed for meal service. These failures placed residents at risk for not receiving their meals as scheduled, medical complications, and diminished quality of life. Findings included.Record review of a facility policy, titled, Mealtimes, undateed, showed Policy Interpretation and Implementation documented meals times were as follows: Breakfast 7:45-8:45Lunch 12:45-1:45Dinner 5:45-6:45 An observation on 06/11/2026 of the facility postings on bulletin boards on [NAME] Hall and Post Acute documented mealtimes as… …
F809 citations in Washington
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
Washington cites F809 less often than its own record predicts
0.37 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Washington 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 Washington surveyors wrote
F809 findings written in Washington, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Washington citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.05% | 0.24× |
| 2024 | 0.24% | 1.14× |
| 2025 | 0.07% | 0.37× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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