Failure to Serve Breakfast at Scheduled Time
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to serve breakfast at the regularly scheduled time as required by its own policy and posted meal times. According to the facility's food and nutritional services policy, meals are to be provided within 45 minutes of the scheduled meal time, with breakfast scheduled to arrive at 7:30 a.m. On the day of observation, breakfast tray carts were seen on the second floor at 8:54 a.m., and the DON confirmed that the trays had arrived 15 minutes prior, indicating a significant delay. Additionally, a resident reported that food often arrives cold because it sits upstairs for an hour before being distributed. These findings demonstrate that the facility did not ensure timely meal service for breakfast on the observed date.