Sanitation and Food Storage Deficiencies Identified
Penalty
Summary
Surveyor observations and facility record review revealed that the facility failed to maintain proper sanitation in food storage areas both in the kitchen and on one nursing unit. During an initial kitchen tour, a personal coffee mug was found on a meal tray cart, and employee personal items such as a coat, backpack, and keys were stored in the chemical storage room. Additionally, opened containers of stir fry sauce, distilled vinegar, and salt were found undated on a food prep table shelf. The walk-in freezer and refrigerator lacked internal thermometers, with only external thermometers present at the time of observation. On a nursing unit, the nourishment refrigerator contained two rolls of bread and a bag of red grapes, all stored without labels or dates, contrary to the facility's policy requiring labeling and dating of food items brought in by family and visitors. The LPN Unit Manager confirmed that the expectation was for all food items in the nourishment refrigerators to be labeled and dated. These sanitation and food storage concerns were acknowledged by facility staff during the survey.