Based on record review, observations, and staff, resident, Registered Dietitian, and Food Service Provider Representative interviews the facility failed to ensure that fried chicken was completely cooked before serving to residents on lunch trays by 1 of 2 cooks (Cook #1). Undercooked fried chicken was served to 15 of 69 residents and 5 of 15 residents consumed the undercooked fried chicken. Resident #54, Resident #21, Resident #37, Resident #51, and Resident #45 were noted as having consumed the undercooked fried chicken. This unsafe food handling practice had a high likelihood for food borne illness for residents. In addition, the facility failed to have food items labeled with a use by or expiration date and discard food items by the use by date in the dry storage room. …
F812 citations in North Carolina
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
North Carolina cites F812 more often than its own record predicts
1.21 times the share F812 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina 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 North Carolina surveyors wrote
F812 findings written in North Carolina, 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 observations and staff interviews, the facility failed to discard a damaged box of frozen food exposed to air in 1 of 1 walk-in freezer and reseal leftover food, and discard dented canned goods stored for use in 1 of 1 dry goods storage room. These practices had the potential to affect food served to residents. The findings included:An initial tour of the kitchen occurred on 9/14/26 at 9:50 AM with the Dietary Manager. The following concerns were identified: a. A cardboard box containing green beans with a hole approximately two inches long on the side of the box with a torn plastic bag inside the box, leaving green beans exposed to air, was observed in the walk-in freezer.b. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of North Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.38% | 1.07× |
| 2024 | 4.06% | 0.90× |
| 2025 | 5.39% | 1.21× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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