Based on policy review, observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to provide assistive devices for 1 of 8 sampled residents, as evidenced by failure to provide 2-handled cup to Resident #108.The findings included:Review of the policy titled, Rehabilitation Space, Equipment, & Supplies, revised on 08/2023, documented in part, 8. Resident specific equipment is issued by the treating therapist who provides instruction in the use of the equipment, and who documents the resident's response to the equipment in the medical record.Review of the record revealed that Resident #108 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including Rheumatoid Arthritis. …
F810 citations in Florida
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
Florida cites F810 less often than its own record predicts
0.52 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Florida 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 Florida surveyors wrote
F810 findings written in Florida, 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 observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure that a resident who is in need of special eating equipment and utensils is provided the assistive devices during meals for 1 of 1 residents (Resident #4) reviewed. The findings included: Resident #4 was originally admitted to the facility on [DATE] and readmitted on [DATE] with a [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. A review of Resident #4's care plan, dated 08/29/17, revealed a care area for nutrition; and the resident is to have a scoop plate, and adaptive utensils for meals. A review of the physician orders, dated 12/11/17, revealed an order for [REDACTED]. In an observation conducted on 04/23/18 at 12:10 PM, Resident #4 was observed in the dining room, she had a scoop plate, but did not have built-up utensils. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Florida citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.58% | 4.27× |
| 2024 | 0.22% | 1.68× |
| 2025 | 0.07% | 0.52× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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