Insufficient Dietary Staffing Led to Use of Disposable Meal Service Items
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide sufficient dietary staff to perform essential kitchen duties, resulting in residents being served meals on styrofoam plates with plastic silverware on random days without explanation. Multiple residents reported receiving their meals in this manner, with one resident stating it occurred about half the time and specifically noting it happened during breakfast on the day of the interview. The Assistant Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that plastic silverware was provided for breakfast due to low staffing in the kitchen. These findings indicate that inadequate staffing in the dietary department led to the use of disposable meal service items for residents.