Failure to Ensure Timely Food Handler Certification for Dietary Staff
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure dietary staff had the appropriate competencies and skill sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service by not ensuring all dietary staff obtained required food handler cards within 30 days of hire, as required by the local health department guidelines for Grant County. Review of 15 dietary staff records showed that 2 employees did not receive their food handler cards within the 30‑day guideline: one employee hired on 07/23/25 did not obtain a food handler card until 09/16/25, and another employee hired on 08/18/25 did not obtain a food handler card until 10/14/25. During an interview, the Dietary Supervisor confirmed that these food handler cards were not obtained within the required 30‑day timeline and acknowledged that these instances had been missed previously. No specific residents, medical histories, or clinical conditions were mentioned in relation to this deficiency.
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