Based on observation and interview with facility staff, it was determined that the facility failed to remove expired food items and label opened stored food items and in a manner that maintains professional standards of food service safety. This practice had the potential to affect all residents eating food prepared by the facility kitchen. The findings include: Surveyors conducted an initial brief tour of the kitchen on [DATE] with and identified: - Three unopened 6-lb cans of marinara sauce without an expiration date - Five bags of unopened hot dog buns with an expiration date on [DATE] - 50 Resident food trays were rusty around the trim and cracked - 10 Blue domed plate covers, and plate holders, were cracked and missing pieces The surveyor conducted a second tour of the kitchen… …
F812 citations in Maryland
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
Maryland cites F812 less often than its own record predicts
0.80 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Maryland 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 Maryland surveyors wrote
F812 findings written in Maryland, 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 review of complaint #2585549 and other pertinent documentation it was determined that the facility failed to ensure food was stored and prepared in accordance with professional standards for food service safety as evidenced by failure to ensure: items were labeled and covered adequately; the refrigerator was in good working order; dishes were completely dry before storage; sanitary storage of bulk items; hair nets were worn by staff preparing food items; and cooling logs were maintained. These deficient practices have the potential to affect all resident's who are able to consume food by mouth. …
Based on observations and interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to store food in accordance with professional standards. This was evident in 1 of 2 kitchen observations and 1 of 2 unit refrigerators observed during the recertification survey. The findings include:1) An initial tour of the facility's kitchen with staff #6, director of culinary and nutrition services, on 7/20/26 at 8:54 AM revealed the following:Observation of the facility's walk-in refrigerators revealed the following:-6 cartons of Farmland reduced cultured buttermilk with a use-by date of July 14, 2026. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Maryland citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.46% | 0.49× |
| 2024 | 3.03% | 0.67× |
| 2025 | 3.59% | 0.80× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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