Sears Manor Nursing Home

Observed during the course of this inspection that a reach in cooler in one of the nurses stations was displaying ambient temps of 47 deg f. COS: Management was instructed not to use the unit with TCS food items until serviced. Management complied. CA: Glynn EH instructs management to ensure that all cooling units are monitored to ensure that they are able to properly hold temps that will keep TCS foods 41 deg f or below.

Observed during the course of this inspection that the facility employee bathroom did not have an adequate supply of handwashing soap. COS: Management immediately reached out to housekeeping to have more soap supplied. CA: Glynn Eh instructs management to ensure that all handwashing sinks are supplied an adequate amount of anti-microbial handwashing soap.

Observed during the course of this inspection that the facility microwave displayed old food buildup on the surface of the inner ceiling. CA: Glynn EH instructs management to ensure that the food contact surfaces of the microwave are cleaned often enough to keep them clean to sight and touch as well as sanitary.

Observed during the course of this inspection that the facility had sanitizers and floor cleaner stored above wiping cloths in a storage area. COS: Glynn EH instructed management to rearrange the unit and management complied. CA: Glynn Eh instructs management to ensure that all chemicals and potentially toxic substances are being properly stored where they do not create a contamination issue for equipment, food, and single service items.

Observed during the course of this inspection that the facility water heater was broken and the handwashing sink was not able to supply water at 100 deg f. COS: Glynn EH instructed management to begin warming clean water on the stovetop to 100+ deg f and placing it inside of a clean and sanitized "Insulated" coffee urn which would be used to supply 100 deg water to the handsink. All employees re washed hands once system was set up. CA: Glynn EH instructed kitchen management to contact Glynn EH any time issues such as lack of hot water or anything that will affect multiple aspects of food safety come up.

Glynn EH also instructs management to ensure that all staff only wash their hands with 100deg f warm water using the approved setup moving forward. It is managements' responsibility to monitor the water temp throughout the day and ensure that staff are washing their hands in the right temp of water. Glynn EH instructs management to contact us when the water heater is repaired so that we can verify the repairs.

Observed during the course of this inspection that the facility premade "ecolab" bodily fluid clean up kits had expired in august (8/2024). COS: Management will use the in house maintenance staff to clean any incidents with their approved chemicals that treat for norovirus. CA: Glynn EH instructs management to ensure that staff are applied with the appropriate procedures for cleaning up bodily fluid events and are supplied with the appropriate, in date tools to use their procedures.

Observed during the course of this inspection that the facility had stainless steel cleaner, sanitizer, and dish machine chemicals stored on top of food prep areas & over single service items. COS: All items were rearranged to prevent contamination when identified. CA: Glynn EH instructs management to ensure that staff is trained to properly stored all chemicals and potentially toxic substances properly separated from food, food prep areas & equipment, and single service items at all times.

Observed during the course of this inspection that the facility had a bucket of sanitizer stored directly above prepared water cups as well as sanitizer in spray bottles that were pointing directly at clean silverware. COS: All improperly stored containers of sanitizer were moved to areas that didn't pose a risk to food or clean utensils/cleaning equipment. CA: PIC stated that all staff will be trained to properly store all sanitizers in a way that they do not create a contamination risk.

Observed during the course of this inspection that the facility had clean silverware being stored in a way that was not protecting the food/lip contact surfaces. CA: PIC stated that staff will be re trained to properly store all cleaned silverware in a way that protects the food/lip contact surface.

Observed during the course of this inspection that the facility had significant ice buildup in the walk in freezer being created by the cooling unit. CA: PIC stated that the issue would be brought to the attention of maintenance and repairs would be scheduled.

Observed during the course of this inspection that the facility walk in freezer "freezing unit" is producing a significant ice drip. The ice drip was falling into a box of "Yams" and "Veggie Mix" and coming into direct contact with the food product. COS: Management discarded the foods. CA: Management stated that they will create a barrier between the ice dripping from the unit and all foods to reduce the risk of contamination.

Observed during the course of this inspection that the facility has significant buildup underneath the food racks in the dry storage area. CA: Management stated that they will increase the cleaning frequency of these areas.

Observed during the course of this inspection that the facility had broken flooring in the chemical storage room. CA: Management stated they will contact the maintenance team and schedule repairs for the area.