Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure essential equipment in the kitchen was maintained in safe, operational order to ensure food was kept at a safe temperature to minimize the risk of food borne illness. This failed practice resulted in Immediate Jeopardy which caused or could have caused serious harm, injury, or death to all 51 residents who resided in the facility due to the potential risk for food borne illness The Administrator was notified on 12/6/23 at 5:02 PM. The findings are: On 12/5/23 at 2:51 PM, in the first two door freezer there was a thick layer of ice observed in the bottom underneath multiple boxes of food items. The ice was covered in a variety of debris including food stuff. …
F908 citations in Arkansas
Equipment in safe condition · Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Arkansas cites F908 less often than its own record predicts
0.54 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas in 2024, this is the portion that was F908.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arkansas surveyors wrote
F908 findings written in Arkansas, 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 and interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure kitchen equipment was in safe, working condition. The findings are: 1. On 6/02/24 at 11:07 AM, the surveyor entered the facility kitchen. Upon entry, the surveyor found water in a puddle between the dishwasher and sinks. 2. On 6/04/24 at 7:42 AM, the surveyor entered the kitchen to find a large puddle of water in the floor between the steam table and refrigerators. The surveyor showed Director of Nurse's (DON) and Dietary Manager (DM) the dishwasher had water coming from it and going all over the floor and running down the table beside the dishwasher. a. On 6/04/2024 at 7:50 AM, the surveyor asked DM how long dishwasher had been leaking water on the floor. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Arkansas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.46% | 0.99× |
| 2024 | 0.24% | 0.54× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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