Repeat Deficiency in Sanitary Food Serving Practices
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure an effective process for addressing previously identified quality deficiencies related to sanitary food serving practices. According to the CASPER report, the facility was cited for failing to serve food in a sanitary manner, resulting in an F0812 deficiency, for the third consecutive recertification survey. The QAPI policy, last revised in 2020, included a monitoring process but did not specify how to address repeat deficiencies. Despite leadership being aware of ongoing issues in the dining room prior to the most recent survey, no plan of action had been implemented before the survey began. Previous attempts to correct the sanitary serving issues were acknowledged as unsuccessful by the DON, who also serves as the Quality Assurance Officer.