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No F371 citations were recorded in Maryland for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maryland surveyors wrote
F371 findings written in Maryland, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedAugust 19, 2016
Based on surveyor observations and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure proper food preparation practices and to store, prepare and serve food under safe conditions. This finding was evident in the facility's kitchen during the kitchen/ food service observation. The findings include:
1. On 8-15-16, at 11:40 AM, surveyor observation during the tray line service for lunch, revealed that the facility failed to ensure proper food preparation practices for the prevention of food borne illness. This deficient practice placed all 13 residents on pureed diets at risk for serious harm of a potential food borne illness due to improper cooling of potentially hazardous food. …
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternNovember 17, 2017
Based on observations, record review and staff interviews it was determined that the facility failed to 1. ensure food items were stored in accordance with professional standards for food safety as evidenced by: having loosely sealed food containers that were undated, unlabeled, and mislabeled in the walk in and prep refrigerators, expired food items in the walk-in and nourishment refrigerators, loosely wrapped and undated unlabeled meat in the walk-in freezer, and 2) practice safe food handling practices for cooking and holding food. This was found to be evident in the main kitchen of the facility and on 1 of 2 (Swan Cove) nursing stations and has the potential to affect any resident who consumes food provided by the kitchen and the nursing station.
The findings include:
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B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternNovember 9, 2017
Based on the initial tour of the kitchen, it was observed that the facility failed to store, prepare and serve food under sanitary conditions.
The findings include:
During the kitchen tour on November 3, 2017 at 7:35 AM, the following observation was made:
A cart with dry, clean dishes was stored next to the sink used by the kitchen staff to wash their hands. The staff was using paper towels from a dispenser located above the sink to dry hands. Surveyor observed water dripping from the employee's hands onto the clean dishes located in the storage cart. Findings of the observations were brought to the attention of the Kitchen Manager.
Failure to ensure sanitary practices in the kitchen has the potential to cause cross-contamination.
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