Food Service Safety Deficiencies
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that food was stored, prepared, distributed, and served in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. During an initial tour of the Food Service Department, several deficiencies were observed. In the walk-in freezer, two cardboard boxes of bread were found sitting directly on the floor. In the dish room area, there was standing water on the floor due to a clogged floor drain, and dietary staff were using a shop vacuum to collect the water. The under-table shelves in the prep and cooks area were visibly dirty with dust and crumbs, and the tray slides under the coffee urn were stained with dark brown liquid. The inside of the convection oven had dark black burned-on food substances on all surfaces, and the plate heater had dirt and crumbs on the inside surfaces where clean plates are stacked. These findings were confirmed by the Food Service Director during an interview.
Plan Of Correction
The two cardboard boxes of bread were removed from the floor. The standing water from the dish room area was removed and a plan has been put into place to fix the floor drain. The under-table shelves and floors in the prep area and cooks' area was cleaned and disinfected. The tray slides under the coffee urn were cleaned and disinfected. The surfaces on the inside of the convection oven were cleaned. The inside surfaces of the plate heater was cleaned. Full audit of the kitchen was completed. Variances addressed as needed. Dietary staff will be in-serviced on ensuring that food is stored, prepared, distributed, and served in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. The Director of Nursing/Designee will conduct five random audits of the walk-in freezer, dish room area, under-table shelves, floor, tray slides, convection oven, and plate heater to ensure that food was stored, prepared, distributed, and served in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. This audit will be completed weekly for four weeks and then monthly for three months. This plan of correction will be monitored at the monthly Quality Assurance Performance Improvement meeting until such time consistent substantial compliance has been met.