Unlabeled and Undated Food in Resident Refrigerator
Penalty
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Summary
Surveyors observed that a personal refrigerator in a resident's room contained a container of mole and fideo that was unlabeled and undated on two consecutive days. Interviews with an LVN and the DON confirmed the presence of the unlabeled and undated food items in the resident's refrigerator. The DON acknowledged that perishable food and drinks in residents' personal refrigerators should be labeled and dated, and stated that night shift nursing assistants were responsible for this task, but it was not being monitored. Review of the facility's policy indicated that all food should be appropriately dated to ensure proper rotation by expiration date.