F0812

D

Wet Dome Food Covers Used During Meal Service

Glen Burnie, Maryland Survey Completed on 03-18-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

Facility dietary staff failed to ensure dome food covers were dry before covering residents’ plated food, resulting in water dripping into meals during service. During a kitchen tour on 03/10/26 at 8:18 a.m., a surveyor observed a dietary aide placing dome food covers with visible standing water over the plated meals of Resident #6 and Resident #7. When the surveyor requested the covers be lifted, liquid was observed in Resident #6’s pureed food and on Resident #7’s bacon and plate. Wet dome-shaped food lids were also observed stacked on top of each other near the tray line. In a subsequent interview on 03/17/26 at 10:02 a.m., the dietary aide stated they believed the lids were already dry because they had been cleaned the night before and reported they were not aware the lids needed to be dry before use, noting that kitchen staff had only recently started using the racks.

These observations and statements show that staff actions in using wet dome covers directly led to water contamination of plated food for at least two residents during meal preparation.