Failure to Serve Food at Appetizing and Safe Temperatures
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide food at an appetizing and safe temperature for residents, as evidenced by observations and interviews on unit 200. One resident reported that food was not always served hot and was sometimes ice cold depending on delivery time. During a meal service, food temperatures were measured and found to be below the facility's preferred standard, with the pork loin at 115°F, stuffing at 85°F, and peas at 79°F. The facility's guidelines require hot foods on room trays to be at 120°F or greater to promote palatability, and complaints about food temperature are to be documented and investigated. However, the observed temperatures and resident complaint indicate that these procedures were not consistently followed.