Violation
Federal Tag F809Frequency of Meals
How CMS surveyors cite this F-tag, what facilities do to stay clear of it, and where it appears in the public record.
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Regulation text
What Federal Tag F809 actually says
Federal Tag F809
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
By the numbers
- 761*CMS
- facilities cited
- 50*CMS
- states where this F-tag appeared
- --*CMS
- rank among most-common citations
That is 1 in 19 nursing homes CMS surveyed.
SOURCE
*CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescare_compare_citationsUpdated weekly
SOURCE
*CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescare_compare_citationsUpdated weekly
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*CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescare_compare_citationsUpdated weekly
761 nursing homes were cited for this. See the public record.
Regional record
Where this citation has appeared
Citation counts by state, drawn from CMS inspection records.
| State | Citations |
|---|---|
| PA | 88 |
| IL | 76 |
| CA | 49 |
| MI | 49 |
| TX | 47 |
| MO | 42 |
| OH | 42 |
| NC | 32 |
| NJ | 28 |
| OK | 25 |
SOURCE
*CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescare_compare_citationsUpdated weekly
Public record
Check any nursing home for F809
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