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Failure to Maintain Palatable and Proper-Temperature Food and Beverages

York, Pennsylvania Survey Completed on 03-26-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

The facility failed to ensure that food and drink were palatable, attractive, and served at safe and appetizing temperatures, as required by its own Test Tray Evaluation standards and state regulations. The facility’s form specified that cold foods should be at or below 45°F and hot foods above 140°F. Multiple residents reported that their food was always served cold, including one resident who stated her food is always served cold and another who said the food is cold, as well as a group of residents who collectively expressed concerns that the food is always served cold. During a test tray evaluation, there was a 14‑minute lapse between completion of the food cart in the kitchen and the time temperatures were taken. At 1:14 PM, the Food Service Director recorded the following temperatures: macaroni and cheese at 127°F and stewed tomatoes at 112°F, both noted as not palatable for temperature; coleslaw at 47°F; milk at 50°F and orange juice at 59°F, both noted as not palatable for temperature; a cookie served at room temperature; and coffee at 150°F. The Food Service Director stated that the steam table was functioning, the macaroni and cheese had just come out of the oven not long before, and she believed the hot items should have registered higher temperatures and the milk should have been colder. The Nursing Home Administrator did not provide additional information regarding these test tray results.