Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure 3 of 3 residents (Residents 31, 32, & 5) and 1 family member were educated and provided the facility policy regarding the use and storage of foods brought by family and visitors in the facility from outside sources including safe food handling practices. This failure placed residents at risk for foodborne illness.Findings included.<Facility Policy>The undated facility policy titled, Use and Storage of Foods Brought by Family and Visitors and Food Reheating Policy & Procedure, showed the facility would provide safe and sanitary storage and handling of foods brought in from the outside by family and visitors and would ensure staff assisted residents to access, reheat, and consume these foods. …
F813 citations in Washington
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
Washington cites F813 less often than its own record predicts
0.20 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Washington 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 Washington surveyors wrote
F813 findings written in Washington, 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 Washington citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.11% | 0.69× |
| 2024 | 0.06% | 0.40× |
| 2025 | 0.03% | 0.20× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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