Unclean Kitchen Equipment Observed During Inspection
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that kitchen equipment, specifically pots and pans, were not properly cleaned before being stored on the clean dish drying rack. A stainless steel pot was found with a red ring around the interior, and additional baking sheet pans and cooking pots were noted to have dark residue around the upper areas and underside lips. Staff, including culinary aides and a medical records manager assisting in the kitchen, stated that these items had been washed and sanitized in the high temperature dish machine, but acknowledged that the residue should not be present if the items were truly clean. Staff were unaware that encrusted dark residue was not acceptable on cleaned kitchen equipment. These deficiencies were identified during kitchen inspections and had the potential to affect all 57 residents who consumed food prepared by the facility.