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F812 citations in Kansas

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.

F812 in Kansas. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Kansas cites F812 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share1.16×

1.16 times the share F812 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Kansas citations5.18%

Of every deficiency written in Kansas 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 Kansas surveyors wrote

F812 findings written in Kansas, 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.

F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadAugust 12, 2026

Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to prepare and serve food under sanitary conditions to the residents of the facility. Findings included:- During an initial tour of the kitchen on 08/10/2026 at 07:27 AM, the following areas of concern were noted:1. Two white, three-tiered plastic carts used to transfer clean dishes to and from the dishwashing area had food ground into the corners of each tire.2. Six wire racks in the two-doored, reach-in refrigerator were missing several areas of the plastic protective coating.3. The rubber seal around one of the doors of the two-door, reach-in refrigerator hung loosely beneath the door.4. Three wire racks in the two-door, reach-in freezer had several areas of the plastic protective coating missing.5. …

Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center

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Recent years

YearShare of Kansas citationsvs expected
20234.63%0.92×
20244.16%0.92×
20255.18%1.16×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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