Unsanitary Kitchen Conditions Due to Overflowing Grill Drip Pan
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors identified a deficiency related to food service sanitation when an early morning observation of the kitchen revealed that grease had overflowed from the grill’s drip pan, running down the grill into a metal pan and onto towels placed on the floor, where the grease had solidified. The Dietary Manager confirmed that the grill’s drip pan handle had been broken for about four months, and that maintenance staff typically came daily to open the drip pan so kitchen staff could empty it. The Dietary Manager further confirmed that the drip pan had not been emptied for a few days, resulting in the overflow and accumulation of grease on the equipment and floor area. The facility reported that all residents received meals from the kitchen except two identified residents, who did not receive meal trays from this kitchen.
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