Based on review of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and U.S. Department of Housing and [NAME] Development Healthy Housing Reference Manual, job description review, facility documentation review, facility policy review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure food was stored, prepared, and served under sanitary conditions. The facility failed to maintain effective pest control in the kitchen as evidenced by the presence of live and dead roaches in the kitchen and food preparation areas which had the potential to affect all 144 residents in the facility. …
F812 citations in Tennessee
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
Tennessee cites F812 more often than its own record predicts
1.52 times the share F812 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Tennessee 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 Tennessee surveyors wrote
F812 findings written in Tennessee, 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 facility policy review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a dietary aide wore an appropriate beard covering during food service in 1 of 1 kitchen.The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Associate Conduct and Dress Code, dated 10/3/2019 and revised 5/5/2026, revealed .Dietary staff must wear hair restraints .to prevent hair from contacting food .all facial hair including mustaches and beards should be trimmed and covered . During an observation on 8/17/2026 at 11:34 AM, revealed Dietary Aide A assisting with residents' food tray assembly on the tray line. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Tennessee citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.78% | 1.15× |
| 2024 | 5.85% | 1.29× |
| 2025 | 6.79% | 1.52× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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