Failure to Serve Food at Safe and Palatable Temperatures
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that food was delivered to residents at an appropriate and palatable temperature. During a lunch tray line observation, a surveyor and the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) monitored the process of food delivery, including the use of a test tray. The food cart was parked in a hallway while nursing staff distributed trays to residents' rooms. When the CDM measured the temperatures of the test tray items, the egg omelet with cheese registered at 98°F, sausage at 90°F, and milk at 42°F. The CDM confirmed these temperatures, which did not meet the required standards for hot food service. The Administrator was informed of the food temperature concern.