Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.
of F811 citations were written at actual harm or above. The mark is the share across all tags, 5.4%.
Citations in 202516
Every F811 citation surveyors wrote nationally that year.
Facilities cited16
Distinct nursing homes with at least one F811 finding.
The harm level
How severely F811 is cited
0.0% of citations found actual harm or worse (level G and above).
Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
J—
K—
L—
Actual harm
G—
H—
I—
No harm, potential for more than minimal
D4382.7%
E917.3%
F—
No harm, potential for minimal
A—
B—
C—
Every recorded F811 citation, by the harm level and scope the surveyor assigned.
In the surveyor’s words
What an F811 citation says
One finding from each severity level, 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, isolatedAugust 28, 2026
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents were assisted with meals by qualified staff members. Findings include: Review of the medical record revealed R9 admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included: quadriplegia (four-limb paralysis or paralysis from the neck down), contracture of left elbow (a stiff joint condition where you cannot fully bend or straighten the affected joint) and depression. R9 scored 15 out of 15 (cognitively intact) on the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS-a cognitive screening tool).Review of R9's physician orders revealed she was on a Regular Diet and that there was an active order for feeding assistance. …
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