44852 Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the kitchen was maintained in a clean condition to minimize the risk of food borne illness; food products were used or removed prior to their expiration dates/viability; hands were washed between clean and dirty tasks and prior to applying gloves; dishes and utensils were cleaned prior to being used for residents during meal service; and food was stored in a manner that was free of exposure/contamination due to the presence of insects or rodents. This failed practice resulted in Immediate Jeopardy, which caused or could have caused serious harm, injury, or death to all 51 residents who resided in the facility. The Administrator was notified of the Immediate Jeopardy on [DATE] at 05:02 PM. …
F812 citations in Arkansas
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
Arkansas cites F812 more often than its own record predicts
2.47 times the share F812 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas 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 Arkansas surveyors wrote
F812 findings written in Arkansas, 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.
Number of residents sampled: Number of residents cited: Based on observations, interviews and policy review, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety in one of one kitchen observed. The findings include: During an observation and concurrent interview on 08/24/2026 at 10:25 AM, this surveyor observed Dietary Aide (DA) #7 with a gloved right hand, turn over raw chicken breast, contaminating the hand. With a gloved left hand, DA #7 picked up the salt container and poured salt into their right gloved hand that was previously contaminated by the raw chicken breast. DA #7 sprinkled the salt from the right gloved hand onto the chicken breast and then put the salt back in the salt container. …
Number of residents sampled: Number of residents cited: Based on facility document review, observations, and interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure food stored in the dry food storage room was covered, sealed, and labeled to maintain food quality and prevent contamination for 54 of 55 residents who received meals from the kitchen. The findings include: A review of an undated facility policy titled, Food Storage, indicated, Plastic containers with tight-fitting covers or sealable plastic bags must be used for storing grain products, sugar, dried vegetables, and broken lots of bulk foods or opened packages. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Arkansas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.87% | 1.97× |
| 2024 | 10.28% | 2.27× |
| 2025 | 11.05% | 2.47× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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