Perishable Food Left in Resident Room Beyond Safe Timeframe
Penalty
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Summary
Staff failed to remove perishable food items, including milk, from a resident's room in a timely manner, resulting in the breakfast tray remaining on the bedside table for several hours after delivery. The breakfast tray, delivered around 6:30 AM, was observed still in the room at 11:08 AM, with leftover food and half a carton of milk present. Facility policy states that foods left at room temperature for several hours cannot be considered safe and free from contamination. An LPN confirmed that the resident typically ate breakfast later and that leaving the tray until lunchtime could cause the milk to spoil. The resident involved had a primary diagnosis of Alzheimer's Dementia and was assessed as moderately cognitively impaired.