Based on observations, staff interviews, and the facility policy and procedures, the facility failed to ensure that food brought by visitors and family was properly stored. The deficient practice could result in a loss of freshness, freezer burn, taste, and loss of nutritive value. Findings include: During the initial tour of the kitchen conducted on September 5, 2023 at 8:26 AM, with the Food Service Manager (#38), the following observations were made in the large walk-in refrigerator and freezer. -a package of Delimex beef carne de res taquitos open exposed to air belonging to resident (#68). Per staff (#38) residents food should not be kept unopened in the facility freezer. -an open 48 fl oz container of salted caramel ice cream belonging to resident (#68). …
F813 citations in Arizona
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.
Against expectation — 2023
Arizona cites F813 more often than its own record predicts
1.11 times the share F813 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Arizona in 2023, this is the portion that was F813.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arizona surveyors wrote
F813 findings written in Arizona, 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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