Based on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to provide one Resident (#89) with adaptive equipment during a meal out of a total sample of 30 residents. Findings include: Resident #89 was admitted to the facility in February 2024 with diagnoses including stroke. Review of Resident #89's most recent Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE], indicated the Resident score a 3 out of a possible 15 on the Brief Interview for Mental Status exam which indicates he/she has severe cognitive impairment. The MDS also indicated Resident #89 required assistance from staff for self-feeding. Review of Resident #89's active physician orders indicated the following order:-Diet: House no salt at breakfast, lunch, supper. Ground texture thin liquids. …
F810 citations in Massachusetts
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
Massachusetts cites F810 more often than its own record predicts
2.14 times the share F810 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts surveyors wrote
F810 findings written in Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.11% | 0.84× |
| 2024 | 0.15% | 1.17× |
| 2025 | 0.27% | 2.14× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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