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F801: Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician

F801 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. It sits in CMS's nutrition and dietary category.

1,260citations in the CMS files
1,083homes cited at least once
234in the 12 months to September 2026
0.7%rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy

CMS Health Deficiencies file, data as of September 1, 2026. The files hold each home's last three standard inspections and three years of complaint visits.

How seriously inspectors rate it

Every citation gets a letter for how much harm inspectors found and how many residents it touched (how to read the letters). 15.0% of F801 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.

  • Immediate jeopardy (J, K, L)7 (0.6%)
  • Actual harm (G, H, I)2 (0.2%)
  • Potential for more than minimal harm (D, E, F)1,226 (97.3%)
  • Potential for minimal harm (A, B, C)25 (2.0%)

By letter: B 1, C 24, D 205, E 216, F 805, G 1, I 1, K 2, L 5.

What inspectors wrote

Three recent F801 citations from different states, quoted from the inspectors' statements of deficiencies (CMS form 2567). Names are removed by CMS.

Inspectors wrote, July 28, 2026, scope and severity FBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to provide the services of a full-time certified dietary manager for the 31 residents who resided in the facility and received their meals from the kitchen.

Westy Community Care Home, Westmoreland, KS

Inspectors wrote, July 15, 2026, scope and severity FBased on interview and record review, the facility did not designate a person to serve as the director of food and nutrition services who was a certified dietary manager, a certified food service manager, had a national certification for food service management and safety from a national certifying body, or had an associate's or higher level degree in food service management or hospitality. This practice had the potential to affect all 32 residents residing in the facility.

Greentree Health and Rehabilitation Center, Clintonville, WI

Inspectors wrote, July 15, 2026, scope and severity FBased on staff interviews, review of personnel records, employee credentials, facility documentation, and dietary service records, it was determined the facility failed to ensure the food and nutrition services department received the required oversight by qualified personnel after the resignation of the facility's Registered Dietitian (RD).

Embassy of Scranton, Scranton, PA

Most recent F801 citations at the harm or jeopardy level

Newest first, all 9 in the current files. Each home's page shows the citation in full context, with its correction status.

InspectionHomeTownLetterVisit
May 21, 2026Centro Medico Wilma N Vazquez SNFVega Baja, PR IStandard
August 15, 2024Shasta View Care CenterRed Bluff, CA LStandard
June 6, 2024Claridge Healthcare CenterLake Bluff, IL KStandard
December 14, 2023Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center of TampaTampa, FL LComplaint
March 8, 2023Bayshire Torrey Pines Post-AcuteSan Diego, CA LStandard
February 17, 2023St. John Kronstadt Convalescent CenterCastro Valley, CA KStandard
February 15, 2023Eastern Montana Veterans HomeGlendive, MT GStandard
December 16, 2022Serenethos Care Center, LLCHayward, CA LStandard
September 6, 2022Sierra Vista HealthcareFresno, CA LStandard

Most recent F801 citations

InspectionHomeTownLetter
July 31, 2026Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterButler, PA D
July 28, 2026Westy Community Care HomeWestmoreland, KS F
July 22, 2026Medicalodges EudoraEudora, KS F
July 22, 2026Locust Grove VillageLa Crosse, KS F
July 16, 2026Cedars of Lebanon Care CenterLebanon, OH C
July 15, 2026Greentree Health and Rehabilitation CenterClintonville, WI F
July 15, 2026Embassy of ScrantonScranton, PA F
July 14, 2026Complete Care at HagerstownHagerstown, MD D
July 10, 2026Cherry Ridge of CascadiaEmmett, ID F
July 9, 2026Rossmoor Post AcuteWalnut Creek, CA D
July 9, 2026Arbor Post AcuteChico, CA F
July 9, 2026John J Kane Regional Center-GlPittsburgh, PA F
July 9, 2026Cottonwood Healthcare CenterWoodland, CA E
July 1, 2026Greendale Park Nursing and RehabGreendale, WI F
July 1, 2026Pine Valley Community VillageRichland Center, WI F
June 30, 2026Avina on 32ndKenosha, WI F
June 30, 2026Magnolia Haven Health and Rehabilitation CenterTuskegee, AL F
June 29, 2026Mountain View of CascadiaEureka, MT F
June 25, 2026Quality Life Services - MarkleysburgMarkleysburg, PA E
June 25, 2026Madison Health CareMadison, OH F
June 25, 2026Lassen Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterSusanville, CA D
June 24, 2026Wishek Living CenterWishek, ND F
June 18, 2026The Orchards Post-AcuteBakersfield, CA D
June 18, 2026Summit Ridge Skilled Nursing & RehabilitationDouglas, WY F
June 18, 2026Bladen East Health and RehabElizabethtown, NC F

F801 citations by state

Counts depend on how many homes a state has and how often its inspectors visit, so a larger number is not by itself a worse record.

StateCitations
California236
Illinois99
Kansas95
Pennsylvania87
Missouri85
Texas75
Iowa43
Wisconsin40
Washington39
Ohio38
Maryland32
Nebraska30
Minnesota25
Michigan24
Indiana22
Oklahoma22
Florida20
Montana18
Utah18
Georgia17
New York15
West Virginia15
Idaho14
Massachusetts14
North Dakota13
Virginia13
Oregon11
Louisiana8
North Carolina8
New Jersey8
Tennessee8
Colorado6
Maine6
Wyoming6
Alabama5
Arkansas5
South Carolina5
South Dakota5
Vermont5
Kentucky4
Puerto Rico4
Mississippi3
New Hampshire3
New Mexico3
Arizona2
Delaware2
Rhode Island2
Hawaii1
Nevada1

By inspection year: 2018 5, 2019 15, 2020 10, 2021 51, 2022 74, 2023 252, 2024 402, 2025 279, 2026 172.

Common questions

What is F801 in a nursing home inspection?
F801 is the federal requirement to "employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician". CMS files it under nutrition and dietary. A home cited under F801 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
How often is F801 cited?
The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 1,260 F801 citations at 1,083 nursing homes, 234 of them in the 12 months to that date. 0.7% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Is a F801 citation serious?
It depends on the letter. Most F801 citations (97.3%) were rated as potential for more than minimal harm, D to F. 7 were immediate jeopardy, the most serious level.

The interpretive guidance inspectors use for each F-tag is CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. NursingHomeClear reports the citations as CMS records them and is not affiliated with CMS. All F-tags · Methodology

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