F0867

F

Repeat Failure to Maintain Kitchen Sanitation and Food Labeling

Fort Wayne, Indiana Survey Completed on 03-31-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

The facility failed to effectively implement interventions to maintain kitchen sanitation for all 103 residents who consumed food prepared in the kitchen. During a kitchen observation, surveyors found multiple food items improperly stored and not dated, including a bag of frozen chips and cinnamon rolls in the freezer open to air with no open dates, beef base without an open date, and elbow macaroni in a clear bin without a date. Additional undated bread products included white bread, whole wheat bread, hamburger buns, and sub buns, and dill weed seasoning was observed without a lid and open to air. These sanitation and food labeling issues were similar to those cited under F812 in a prior recertification survey, which had identified problems with maintaining sanitation, open food items, labeling of food, and dating of opened food.

In an interview, the Executive Director reported that she and the Assistant Executive Director conducted various observations of the main kitchen and neighborhood kitchenettes but had no documentation of these observations. The Executive Director stated that the committee had been working on food temperatures, labeling, dating, and cleanliness since the previous April and noted there had been turnover among dietary aides, which she believed had corrected the problem until the most recent annual survey results. No policy related to these issues was provided at the time of survey exit.