Deficient Kitchen Sanitation and Food Handling Practices
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed multiple failures in the facility's kitchen sanitation and food handling practices over four days. The kitchen was not maintained in a clean manner, with dirt buildup found under dish storage racks and stoves, food splatter on walls behind the stove and meat slicers, and grime around pipes. The warewasher room had soiled tiles and dirt buildup in grout lines. Additionally, the facility failed to properly label thawed nutritional shakes with thaw dates, did not discard expired foods, and did not label or date opened foods. Unlabeled and unidentified food items, including bags of crumbs and cereals without expiration dates, were also found in storage areas and on serving carts. The facility also failed to consistently monitor and document food temperatures for proper cooked and serving temperatures, with 94 out of 99 meals lacking complete temperature records for the reviewed period. These deficiencies were confirmed through interviews with the Food Service Supervisor and review of food temperature logs. No specific residents or patient conditions were mentioned in relation to these deficiencies.