Based on facility policy review, record review, observations, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure essential kitchen equipment was maintained in safe operating condition which had the potential to affect 66 of 66 residents.The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Equipment, dated 5/2014 and revised 9/2017, revealed .All foodservice equipment will be clean, sanitary, and in proper working order .the Dining Services Director will submit requests for maintenance or repair to the Administrator and/or Maintenance Director as needed . …
F908 citations in Tennessee
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 — 2025
Tennessee cites F908 more often than its own record predicts
1.01 times the share F908 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Tennessee in 2025, 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 Tennessee surveyors wrote
F908 findings written in Tennessee, 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 facility policy review, observations, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure kitchen equipment of 1 gas cook top oven was maintained in good working condition.The findings include:Review of the facility's policy titled, Sanitation Inspection, dated 9/1/2021, revealed .All food service areas shall be kept clean, sanitary .The department shall establish a sanitation program for food services .Sanitation inspections will be conducted .The dietary manager shall develop and provide food service personnel with standard operating procedures .During an observation and interview of the kitchen during the initial tour on 8/4/2025 at 10:50 AM, with the Lead [NAME] (LC) revealed on inspection of the cook-top stove / oven, the door on the right side of the unit, upon slight touch would… …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Tennessee citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.49% | 1.06× |
| 2024 | 0.37% | 0.83× |
| 2025 | 0.46% | 1.01× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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