Unsanitary Food Storage and Preparation Practices
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that the facility failed to maintain sanitary conditions in the kitchen, specifically in the walk-in cooler and food preparation areas. On two separate dates, the walk-in cooler floor was found soiled with food debris, including a decomposed tomato, onion skins, and spilled beverages, with no evidence of cleaning between observations. Additionally, a table-mounted can opener and its receiver were noted to have dark, sticky food accumulations and metal shavings, and remained uncleaned over multiple days, despite staff acknowledging that cleaning should occur after each use. Furthermore, a disposable foam cup was being used as a scoop in a bulk flour container, with the entire cup in direct contact with the flour. These unsanitary practices were observed in areas where food is prepared and stored for all 70 residents in the facility.