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Nutrition & Dietary42 CFR §483.60(a)
F0809 — Sufficient Staffing of Qualified Dietary Personnel
F0809 requires the facility to employ sufficient dietary staff, including a qualified dietitian (employed or consulting) and a designated director of food service, to support nutritional care needs of the resident population.
Common Deficiency Examples
- Dietitian consultation frequency not meeting the facility's own or required schedule
- Dietary staffing levels insufficient to support meal service timelines or diet order complexity
- Food service director not meeting qualification requirements
- Dietary staff turnover affecting consistency of therapeutic diet preparation
What Your Plan of Correction Needs
F0809 PoCs should connect staffing levels to actual nutritional care outcomes where relevant:
Staffing gapspecific role or coverage shortfall identified
Immediate actionany coverage correction or consult scheduling fix
Systemic fixrecruitment, scheduling, or consultant contract adjustment
Monitoring plandietary staffing-to-census ratio and consultant visit tracking
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a dietitian required to be on-site full time?+
Requirements vary — many facilities use a qualified consulting dietitian rather than full-time on-site staff; the key requirement is sufficient frequency and qualification, which should be confirmed against current requirements.
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