Based on observation, interview, policy review, and review of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code guidelines, the facility failed to ensure refrigerated and frozen food was properly labeled and dated, protected from contamination, and stored in a sanitary manner; failed to ensure kitchen equipment and residents' nutrition pantries were maintained in a sanitary condition; and failed to ensure dietary staff followed proper hand hygiene and glove-use practices during food preparation and tray-line service. This deficient practice had the potential to affect 163 of 165 residents who received meals and nourishment prepared in the facility kitchen. …
F812 citations in Delaware
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
Delaware cites F812 less often than its own record predicts
0.67 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Delaware 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 Delaware surveyors wrote
F812 findings written in Delaware, 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 Delaware citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.03% | 1.00× |
| 2024 | 4.73% | 1.05× |
| 2025 | 2.98% | 0.67× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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