Based on observation, interviews, Resident Council, the facility's policy for Daily Dumpster Monitoring, the 2022 United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code, and the facility's pest control service records; the facility failed to ensure there was not a build-up of greasy particles on the oil/grease refuse container, there was not a scattering of small particles of trash around the two dumpsters, and there was not a concentration of 30 to 40 flies in the dumpster area on 6/22/2026. This had the potential result of attracting rodents and flies, which could enter the facility to cause contamination and exposure to bites and maggots. …
F814 citations in Alabama
Garbage disposal · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Alabama cites F814 more often than its own record predicts
5.75 times the share F814 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2025, this is the portion that was F814.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alabama surveyors wrote
F814 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.
Based on observation, interview, and a facility policy titled, WASTE DISPOSAL, the facility failed to ensure one of the dumpster's doors were closed. This affected one of two dumpster's viewed. Findings include: A facility policy titled, WASTE DISPOSAL, with no effective date revealed: . Procedure: . 4. b. Outside storage areas are . kept covered at all times. On 03/03/20 at 9:24 a.m., an observation was made of the facility's two dumpster's. The second one viewed had the front door halfway open. On 03/05/20 at 10:33 a.m., an interview was conducted with Employee Identifier (EI) #2, Dietary Manager. EI #2 was asked, how many dumpster's did the facility have. EI #2 replied, the facility had two dumpster's, one was for dietary and one was for nursing. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Alabama citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.11% | 6.61× |
| 2024 | 1.09% | 2.71× |
| 2025 | 2.49% | 5.75× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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