Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors to ensure safe and sanitary storage, handling, and consumption for 1 of 8 (Resident #48) personal refrigerator in that: The facility failed to ensure Resident #48's personal refrigerator's ice box was no frozen with a chunk of ice around it on 8/25/2026 and 8/27/2026.This could place residents at risk to get sick with food borne illnesses.Findings included:Record review of Resident #48's admission Record, dated 8/28/2026, reflected an 81year old female, admitted on [DATE], with diagnose of cognitive communication deficit.Record review of Resident #48's Quarterly MDS Assessment, dated 6/19/2026, reflected her BIMS score… …
F813 citations in Texas
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 — 2025
Texas cites F813 more often than its own record predicts
2.80 times the share F813 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2025, 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 Texas surveyors wrote
F813 findings written in Texas, 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 interviews and record review, the facility failed to have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors to ensure safe and sanitary storage, handling, and consumption for 1 of 1 facility, in that: The facility did not have a policy regarding use and storage of food brought to residents by family and other visitors to ensure safe and sanitary storage, handling, and consumption. This failure could place residents at the facility who received food from outside sources at risk for foodborne illnesses. The findings were: Record review of an email received on 11/29/2023 at 1:24 PM from the ADM stated, The facility does not have a policy on foods brought in by visitors. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Texas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.32% | 2.02× |
| 2024 | 0.34% | 2.28× |
| 2025 | 0.49% | 2.80× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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