Based on interview, the Resident Council, and the facility's policy for FOOD FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES, the facility failed to ensure there was a refrigerated area for storage of food brought in to the residents by family and friends. Eleven of eleven residents attending Resident Council on 6/24/2026 affirmed they wanted refrigeration space to be able to store personal food. This had the potential to affect all residents requiring safe storage for personal food requiring refrigeration, 84 of 84 residents eating meals in the facility. The facility's policy for FOOD FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES, revised 10/2017 and reviewed 11/2023, included the following:POLICY: . Food that is brought to residents from family, visitors or volunteers is handled in a safe and sanitary manner. PROCEDURE: . 4. …
F813 citations in Alabama
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
No F813 citations were recorded in Alabama for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
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What Alabama surveyors wrote
F813 findings written in Alabama, 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.
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