Based on observations, interviews, review of the clinical record, and facility policy for the only resident reviewed for nutrition (Resident #62), the facility failed to provide adaptive equipment per the physician's order for a resident with dysphagia. The findings include: Resident #62's diagnosis included Type 2 diabetes mellitus, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), and gastro-esophageal reflux disease.An Occupational Therapy (OT) requisition form for adaptive equipment dated 11/11/25 directed Resident #62 was to have a sippy cup, foam built-up utensils and the beverage cart list (which identified residents' need for adaptive equipment) had been updated. A physician's order dated 2/2/26 directed to provide a sippy cup and foam handle built up utensils for all meals. …
F810 citations in Connecticut
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Connecticut cites F810 more often than its own record predicts
1.48 times the share F810 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Connecticut in 2025, this is the portion that was F810.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Connecticut surveyors wrote
F810 findings written in Connecticut, 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 Connecticut citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.59% | 4.33× |
| 2024 | 0.06% | 0.42× |
| 2025 | 0.19% | 1.48× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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