Expired Milk Served to Resident
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that residents are free from expired food, as evidenced by an incident involving a resident who received expired milk for breakfast. The resident, who has an intact cognitive status with a BIMS score of 15, reported receiving spoiled milk with an expiration date that had already passed. This incident was confirmed by the surveyor who inspected the milk carton and noted the expired date before it was discarded. The facility's policy requires staff to check expiration dates on food items before serving them to residents. However, in this case, the staff did not adhere to this policy, resulting in the resident receiving expired milk. The Dietary Manager explained the procedure for storing and checking milk, indicating that expired milk should be discarded and not served. Despite these procedures, the expired milk was still served to the resident, highlighting a lapse in the facility's adherence to its food safety protocols.