Based on observations, interviews, the 2022 United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code, and the facility's policies for DISH SCRAPING and Personal Hygiene Training, the facility failed to prevent the potential for cross contamination by allowing the following:drainage pipes from the prep sink, the three-compartment sink, and the dishwashing machine to extend into the floor drains, insulated coffee cups with stain build-up to be used for service to residents, andmale staff with facial hair to work in the kitchen on 08/25/2026 without facial hair restraints. This had the potential to affect all residents receiving meals from the facility's kitchen, 123 of 123 residents. Findings Include: 1. The 2022 U.S. FDA Food Code included: . 5-402.11 Backflow Prevention. (A) . …
F812 citations in Alabama
Food safety and sanitation · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Alabama cites F812 more often than its own record predicts
1.34 times the share F812 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2025, this is the portion that was F812.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alabama surveyors wrote
F812 findings written in Alabama, 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, interview, an unnamed facility policy and the Food Code, the facility failed to ensure three cycles of dishwashing reached the required temperature of 150 degrees (F) Fahrenheit . This was observed on 2/28/18 and had the potential to affect all 76 residents in the facility. Findings Include: A review of an untitled, undated facility policy, documented the following: .Wash Temperature Minimum Wash 150 F . A review of the Food Code 2013 documented the following: .4-501.110 Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Wash Solution Temperature. (A) The temperature of wash solution in spray type warewashers that use hot water to sanitize may not be less than: .(2) For a stationary rack, dual temperature machine .150 (degrees) F . 02/28/18 at 1:38 p.m. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Alabama citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.81% | 1.75× |
| 2024 | 5.11% | 1.13× |
| 2025 | 5.97% | 1.34× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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