Expired Resident Food Items Improperly Stored in Central Supply Refrigerator
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure the safe and separate storage of food items brought in by family or visitors for residents, as observed during a recertification survey. During observation rounds in the Central Supply room on Baltimore Hall #2, the surveyor, accompanied by a unit manager, found multiple expired food items, including containers of smoked salmon cream cheese spread, white soup containers labeled as visitor items, and various containers of cottage cheese with fruit, all past their expiration dates. The unit manager confirmed that these items were resident foods brought in by family and acknowledged that they were expired at the time of observation. The expired items were found in one of two refrigerators inspected during the survey.