Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF801Oct 25, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM), the position responsible for supervision of daily food service operations, was fully qualified when the facility did not have a full-time kitchen manager. This failure had the potential for inadequate supervision of the dietary department for 73 out of 75 residents who received food from the kitchen. Findings: During a concurrent observation and interview on 10/21/24 at 9:33 a.m., with [NAME] 1 in the kitchen, the facility's kitchen manager was not seen. [NAME] 1 stated, Right now, we don't have a kitchen manager, when asked to bring in the facility's kitchen manager at this time. [NAME] 1 stated, Two days a week, somebody is coming to help . […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jan 14, 2022

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, and distribute food in a safe and sanitary manner. 1. Opened food items were not properly dated and stored. 2. Fresh produce in the refrigerator had mold-like substance. 3. Thawed, uncooked poultry in the refrigerator was not properly dated and stored. 4. Cook (C) 2 did not follow proper sanitation and food handling practices during tray line service and did not perform hand hygiene after removing gloves. 5. Temperature and storage conditions for emergency food kits were not monitored. 6. Food Service Manager (FSM) wore jewelry in the kitchen. 7. Kitchen tools and patient food trays were not maintained in good condition. 8. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF925Jan 14, 2022

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure an effective pest control program. 1. Cook 1 did not report sighting of a roach in the kitchen counter. 2. Recommendations made by the pest control company were not followed. These failure had the potential to not eradicate and contain common household pests in the facility to prevent contamination, transmission or spread of disease to patients. Findings: 1. During an initial kitchen tour on 1/11/22 at 9:24 AM, a small insect crawled on the counter where the blender, toaster, and chopping boards were located. Cook (C) 1 noted the observation and confirmed that the insect was a roach. C1 got a paper towel and squashed the insect with her hand. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Apr 16, 2026

  Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure food were stored and prepared in a sanitary manner when these were observed during kitchen tour:1. The walk-in refrigerator had one grape and one nut on the floor.2. There was ice built up in the freezer on the center support.3. Debris were found under the Freezer: one small potato, one packet of mustard, red onion skin, and debris.4. Five items were found opened but not dated in the cabinet: hot green salsa, food coloring, vanilla extract, cinnamon sticks, browning and seasoning sauce.5. One item found opened with no label and no date: chili oil.6. Three fruit flies were found in the kitchen.7. The interior of two ovens were not cleaned.8. One dirty spatula was stored in the clean utensil drawer.9. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF925Apr 16, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure there was an effective pest control program when fruit flies were found in the kitchen. Additionally, three broken window screens and one sliding door screen were observed during tour. These damaged screens are potential entry points for flying pests. These failures did not ensure residents' environment was free from pests.Findings: During a concurrent kitchen observation and interview on 4/13/26 at 9:13 AM, three fruit flies were seen in the kitchen. These observations were confirmed with the Dietary supervisor during an interview. […]