F813: Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors
F813 is one of the federal requirements every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home must meet. CMS describes it as: Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
It sits in CMS's nutrition and dietary category.
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). 9.7% of F813 citations came from a complaint visit rather than a routine inspection.
By letter: B 3, C 11, D 417, E 226, F 65, J 1.
What inspectors wrote
Three recent F813 citations from different states, quoted from the inspectors' statements of deficiencies (CMS form 2567). Names are removed by CMS.
Inspectors wrote, July 29, 2026, scope and severity DBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain and ensure safe and sanitary storage of residents' food items for 1 of 25 resident personal refrigerators reviewed for food safety (Resident #71). The facility failed to ensure the refrigerator for Resident #71 did not contain [NAME] salami that was spoiled and out of date. This failure could place resident at risk for food borne illnesses.
Marshall Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Marshall, TX
Inspectors wrote, July 24, 2026, scope and severity DBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a container of 18 ounces (oz, unit of measurement used to describe weight or volume) perishable (spoils quickly) raw organic kraut (uncooked, naturally fermented cabbage grown without chemical compound used to control pests) stored in the residents' refrigerator was properly labeled with the storage and expiration dates. This deficient practice had the potential to result in food borne illnesses (any illness resulting from eating contaminated/spoiled foods) to Resident 83 if the food was consumed.
Alhambra Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LP, Alhambra, CA
Inspectors wrote, May 7, 2026, scope and severity EBased on observation, interview and record review, the failed to provide a thermometer for a resident's personal refrigerator; failed to date outside open food items in a resident's personal refrigerator; failed to clean residents' refrigerators; and failed to discard expired food items from a resident's personal refrigerator. These failures affected 6 residents (R3, R4, R8, R89, R91, and R163) reviewed for safety of personal food items, in a total sample of 63 residents.
Thryve of Crestwood, Crestwood, IL
Most recent F813 citations at the harm or jeopardy level
Newest first, all 1 in the current files. Each home's page shows the citation in full context, with its correction status.
| Inspection | Home | Town | Letter | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2024 | Angels Nursing Health Center | Los Angeles, CA | J | Standard |
Most recent F813 citations
F813 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.
By inspection year: 2018 3, 2019 39, 2020 4, 2021 30, 2022 41, 2023 117, 2024 184, 2025 189, 2026 116.
Common questions
- What is F813 in a nursing home inspection?
- F813 is the federal requirement to "have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors". CMS files it under nutrition and dietary. A home cited under F813 did not meet that requirement at the inspection.
- How often is F813 cited?
- The CMS files as of September 1, 2026 list 723 F813 citations at 647 nursing homes, 160 of them in the 12 months to that date. 0.1% were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
- Is a F813 citation serious?
- It depends on the letter. Most F813 citations (97.9%) were rated as potential for more than minimal harm, D to F. 1 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