A. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure dishes, trays, and pots and pans (serving- ware) were cleaned and sanitized as directed by the dishwasher instructions and dried according to regulation which resulted in 82 of 83 residents who received food from the kitchen being at risk of contamination from improperly cleaned serving-ware including the potential of exposure from kitchen serving trays being cleaned from isolation rooms. The immediate jeopardy began on 9/12/22 when the facility's industrial dishwashing machine was observed to only reach a wash temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit (F). …
F812 citations in Indiana
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
Indiana cites F812 less often than its own record predicts
1.00 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Indiana 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 Indiana surveyors wrote
F812 findings written in Indiana, 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, and record review, the facility failed to ensure food was stored in accordance with food safety standards to maintain a sanitary environment and prevent foodborne illness during 2 of 2 kitchen observations. Food preparation areas contained a build up of dust and debris, the walk in freezer contained food containers that were open to air, food containers were stored on the floor of the walk in refrigerator and dry food storage room, and resident refrigerators were not monitored routinely for 2 of 3 resident rooms observed. (Resident B, room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER])Findings includes: 1. Kitchen observation on 8/20/26 at 7:40 A.M., the walk in refrigerator contained a cardboard box of oranges sitting directly on the floor. …
Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure food was served in a manner to prevent possible food contamination. This deficient practice had the potential to impact 69 residents, who ate meals prepared in the facility kitchen. Finding includes: During a continuous observation on 12/16/24 from 11:36 a.m. to 11:47 a.m., the following concerns regarding food handling were observed during lunch meal service: Cook 12 used her gloved hands to pick up a bread bag making contact with the external portion of the bag. With the same contaminated gloved hands, she picked up individual slices of bread and placed them individually into single slice plastic serving bags. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Indiana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.62% | 0.92× |
| 2024 | 4.85% | 1.07× |
| 2025 | 4.46% | 1.00× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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