Failure to Label and Monitor Food Brought in by Visitors
Penalty
Summary
During a kitchen tour, surveyors observed that food items brought in by visitors for residents, including a glass pickle jar and two health shakes, were stored in the facility refrigerator without any labels indicating the resident's name or the date the items were brought in. The Kitchen Manager confirmed that facility policy requires all such items to be labeled with the resident's name and date of entry. Review of the facility's policy further specified that perishable food from outside sources should be labeled and stored in the refrigerator, and prepared food items should be discarded within 72 hours if not consumed. The failure to label and monitor these items resulted in unmarked and potentially outdated food being present in the refrigerator units used by residents.