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Failure to Label and Date Opened Frozen Food Items

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Survey Completed on 03-25-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

The facility failed to store food in accordance with professional standards and its own policy by not properly labeling and dating opened frozen food items on the Dogwood unit. The facility’s food storage policy, dated February 12, 2026, required that all products be labeled and dated with the receiving date, and that all open items be labeled with the open date and resealed to prevent contamination. During an observation of the Dogwood unit reach-in freezer on March 23, 2026, surveyors found two half-gallon containers of ice cream (Butter Pecan and Chocolate) that were open and not labeled with the date they were opened. A homemaker interviewed at the time of the observation confirmed that the ice cream containers should have been dated when opened, and the Nursing Home Administrator later confirmed that the open containers should have been dated in accordance with policy.