Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store and prepare food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. Staff failed to securely seal, label, date or store food items according to the facility policy. Staff failed to ensure surfaces and equipment were free from buildup of grease and debris and failed to ensure the dry storage room floor was clean, free of mouse droppings and debris. The facility failed to ensure the kitchen floors, walls and baseboards were clean and free of debris and failed to store dishes in a sanitary manner. The facility census was 69. …
F812 citations in Missouri
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
Missouri cites F812 less often than its own record predicts
0.95 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Missouri 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 Missouri surveyors wrote
F812 findings written in Missouri, 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 store and distribute food under sanitary conditions, increasing the risk of cross-contamination and food-borne illness. These deficient practices had the potential to affect all residents. The facility census was 53. Review of the facility's policy titled, Sanitization, revised November 2022, showed: - The food service area is maintained in a clean and sanitary manner; - All utensils, counters, shelves, and equipment are kept clean, maintained in good repair and are free from breaks, corrosions, open seams, cracks, chipped areas that may affect their use or proper cleaning; - All equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils are cleaned and sanitized using heat or chemical sanitizing solutions. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Missouri citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.29% | 1.05× |
| 2024 | 4.16% | 0.92× |
| 2025 | 4.25% | 0.95× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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