Failure to Maintain Sanitary Food Preparation and Service Areas
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed multiple sanitation deficiencies in the facility's kitchen and dining areas. Three two-door reach-in refrigerators had dried-on food and fluids on the fronts, with rubber door strips containing an unknown black substance. One refrigerator had spilled liquid on the inside bottom shelf. A stainless-steel cart used for storing clean cookie sheets and the bottom shelf of a preparation table holding oils, syrups, and uncooked pasta both had food debris. Two covered trash cans had dried-on food debris on the fronts. A beige plastic cart used for delivering drinks to residents had black, rubbed-in debris on the top, and the microwave had dried-on food debris on all sides and the top of the oven. In the dining room kitchenette, the wooden counter had eight cabinet doors with deep grooves, and the microwave also had dried-on food debris on all sides and the top. Dietary staff confirmed these areas of concern needed to be addressed. The facility's policy required the Dining Services Manager to record necessary cleaning and sanitation tasks and for all staff to be trained and held responsible for completing these tasks.