Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. This has the potential to affect all 61 residents. Kitchen staff were not testing the parts per million (PPM) of the chemical sanitizing solution in the low temperature dishwasher during a Norovirus (a contagious virus which causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea) outbreak.In addition, on 2/4/26 DA I (Dietary Aide) was out with GI (gastrointestinal) illness symptoms. According to CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) DA I should have been removed from work until 48 hours after DA I's last symptom/episode. DA I was allowed to return to work too early after the onset of GI symptoms and prepare food. …
F812 citations in Wisconsin
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
Wisconsin cites F812 more often than its own record predicts
1.12 times the share F812 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin surveyors wrote
F812 findings written in Wisconsin, 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, food was not prepared in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. Surveyor observed a large hole in the kitchen ceiling. The hole was partially covered with plastic. Insulation and chunks of paint were chipped and hanging from the ceiling above food prep areas. This deficient practice has the potential to affect all 36 residents currently residing in the facility and who receive their meals from the main kitchen.Findings include:Facility policy titled, Construction and Renovation-Maintaining Air Quality and Safety, dated 12/06 states in part: .Purpose: To prevent and control airborne opportunistic infections (e.g., Legionnaire's Disease, healthcare-acquired Aspergillosis) caused by air handling systems or due to… …
Based on observation and interview the facility did not ensure that food and water was stored, prepared and served under sanitary conditions for 4 of 4 ice machines observed with the potential to affect 108 of 110 residents. Findings include: On 02/18/19 at 09:33 AM, the initial tour of the kitchen with Dietary Manager- C was completed. A large buildup of limescale was observed on the outside of icemaker. Dietary manager-C ran his finger over the limescale and it fell like dust onto the floor. Dietary Manager-C indicated maintenance cleans the machine when they are called by dietary. The tray under ice machine also was observed with a heavy buildup of dirt. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Wisconsin citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.95% | 1.19× |
| 2024 | 5.21% | 1.15× |
| 2025 | 4.99% | 1.12× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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