Failure to Maintain Food and Equipment Temperature Logs
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain complete and accurate temperature logs for cooked foods, refrigerators, freezers, and the dishwasher throughout the month of June 2025. Observations revealed missing and incomplete documentation for food temperature logs, with no records available for several days in June for any of the three meals served. Additionally, temperature logs for two of three refrigerators were incomplete, and one refrigerator had no log at all. Only one freezer log was available for three freezers, and it was also missing multiple entries. The dishwasher temperature log was not dated with the month or year, and several meals were not recorded. These deficiencies were confirmed through interviews with facility staff and the Regional Dietary Manager, who acknowledged the missing and incomplete logs after a thorough search. Facility policies required that dish machine temperatures be logged after each meal and kept on file for one year, and that refrigerator and freezer temperatures be checked and recorded twice daily. The food temperature tray line policy also required temperatures to be recorded before serving. Despite these policies, the required documentation was not maintained, affecting 38 of 39 residents who consumed food prepared in the facility kitchen. No additional logs for the missing days or months were found, and the lack of documentation was confirmed by both staff and management.