Food Service Sanitation and Storage Deficiencies
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety in the main kitchen and both resident unit nourishment rooms. In the main kitchen, the dishwashing machine temperature display panel and the floors beneath the machine were soiled with food particles or dirt. Additionally, the storage area for clean pots, pans, and food containers contained multiple items that were stacked together while still wet and not thoroughly dried, resulting in moisture being present. In the A-Unit nourishment room, the refrigerator door gaskets were found to be soiled with food particles, while in the B-Unit nourishment room, both the refrigerator and the floor were soiled with food particles or dirt. These deficiencies were identified during direct observation and confirmed through staff interviews, which revealed that certain cleaning tasks, such as cleaning the refrigerator gaskets, were not included on the cleaning checklist, and that staff had not ensured that kitchenware was completely dry before storage.