Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility had a policy, but failed to implement a process to ensure food safety, including checking food expiration dates and monitoring refrigerator temperatures of resident personal refrigerators for 3 (#s 4, 14, and 51) of 34 sampled and supplemental residents. Findings include:During an observation on 4/20/26 at 2:48 p.m., resident #4's personal refrigerator did not have a temperature gauge on the inside of the refrigerator or a temperature log to record the temperature. On the inside of the refrigerator, there was a cup of cauliflower and carrots wrapped in a bag in the back of the refrigerator that had a noticeable odor when the refrigerator door was opened. There was no date on the vegetables. …
F813 citations in Montana
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 — 2024
Montana cites F813 more often than its own record predicts
2.31 times the share F813 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Montana in 2024, 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 Montana surveyors wrote
F813 findings written in Montana, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Montana citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.28% | 1.81× |
| 2024 | 0.35% | 2.31× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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