Failure to Honor Resident’s Daily Sandwich Preference Due to Jewish Dietary Schedule
Penalty
Summary
Facility staff failed to honor a resident’s stated food preference for a daily turkey or tuna sandwich due to restrictions related to Jewish dietary observance. A complaint review on 02/19/26 showed the resident, who was on a regular diet and in the facility for rehabilitation, requested to receive a turkey or tuna sandwich every day, but this request was not honored during the stay. Review of the resident’s food preference record on 02/26/26 showed scheduled sandwiches at lunch: chicken salad sandwiches on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and turkey sandwiches on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with no documented preference for a tuna sandwich. In an interview on 02/26/26, the Certified Dietary Manager stated that if a resident requested a turkey or tuna sandwich daily, the kitchen could provide turkey during a meat meal and tuna during a dairy or meat meal, but not every day, indicating the resident’s daily preference could not be accommodated within the facility’s Jewish milk day meal structure.
