Mary Health of the Sick Convalescent & Nursing Hos

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Mary Health of the Sick Convalescent & Nursing Hos, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jun 11, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure safe and sanitary food preparation and storage practices in the kitchen when: 1. A frozen concentrated orange drink was found opened, spilled in its tray, undated, and expired inside the kitchen's walk-in refrigerator.2. Food crumbs, dirt, and trash were found on the floor beneath the dishwasher, compartment sink, and walk-in refrigerator areas.3. The Cook's mustache was not covered with a beard net. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF814Jun 11, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure proper disposal of garbage when one of two trash receptacles had trash, and the lid was not closed.This failure had the potential to attract pests and rodents which could cause food borne illness for 49 medically compromised residents.Findings:During a facility tour and observation of the trash receptacle storage area outside the facility and interview with the Director of Maintenance (DM) on 06/08/2026, at 9:11 AM, one of two trash receptacles was observed to be open, and the trash was overflowing from the trash receptacle. The DM stated garbage was collected daily, except Sundays. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Feb 26, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and facility document and policy review, the facility failed to ensure foods were stored in accordance with professional standards for food safety. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure warm milk placed into the refrigerator to cool was loosely covered to facilitate heat transfer; failed to ensure food items, including frozen carrots and frozen fish, were stored in closed containers and protected from exposure to the air; and failed to ensure a utensil storage rack was free of an accumulation of dust and debris. These failures had the potential to affect all residents receiving meals from the dietary department. Findings included: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Feb 10, 2023

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to maintain a sanitary kitchen and store food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety when: 1. There were several black residue build-up on the floor in the dishwashing area. 2. Food items in the dry storage room had no received date labels and were beyond the best if used by date. 3. Food items in the dry storage room had no received date labels. These failures had the potential to contaminate residents' food and cause foodborne (illness caused by food contaminated with bacteria and viruses) illnesses to a population of 45 medically compromised residents who received food from the kitchen. Findings: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF838Feb 10, 2023

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to create a facility assessment specific to the needs of the facility's population and location as part of the required facility assessment, when the facility assessment did not include the required water management program. This deficient practice failed to establish an individualized facility assessment to meet the requirement for a water management program which had the potential to place the residents at risk for outbreak of an opportunistic waterborne (a disease or infection that people can catch from infected water) pathogen causing disease. […]