Oakridge Gardens Nur Ctr, Inc

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Oakridge Gardens Nur Ctr, Inc, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF801May 14, 2025

  Based on staff interview and record review, the facility did not designate a person to serve as the director of food and nutrition services who was a certified dietary manager, a certified food service manager, had a national certification for food service management and safety from a national certifying body, or who had an associates or higher level degree in food service management or hospitality. This practice had the potential to affect all 66 residents residing in the facility. Dietary Manager (DM)-F was not enrolled in an approved Dietary Manager training course. Findings include: On 5/12/25 at 8:34 AM, Surveyor interviewed [NAME] (CK)-E who indicated Dietary Manager (DM)-F oversaw the kitchen but was on vacation. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Apr 3, 2024

  Based on observation, staff interview, and record review, the facility did not ensure food was stored and prepared in a sanitary manner. This practice had the potential to affect 73 of 73 residents residing in the facility. Staff did not date items with open dates and received dates. Staff did not ensure food was stored in a sanitary manner. Staff did not wash hands when moving from dirty to clean activities. Staff did not wait two minutes to take microwave reheated food temperatures to ensure food was heated evenly. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jan 12, 2022

  Based on observation, staff interview, and record review the facility did not ensure food was prepared and served under sanitary conditions. The practices had the potential to affect all 26 residents at the facility. Dietary Manager (DM)-D did not test quaternary sanitizer per manufacturer instructions. DM-D cross-contaminated sweet potato fries and parmesan cheese. DM-D did not wash hands when changing gloves between tasks. Findings include: On 1/10/22 at 9:06 AM, DM-D indicated the facility utilized the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code as the kitchen's standard of practice. SANITIZER TESTING Quaternary sanitizer solution test strip manufacturer package insert documented solution must be between 65 degrees Fahrenheit (F) and 75 degrees F for testing of Parts Per Million (PPM). […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF761May 14, 2025

  Based on observation, staff interview, and record review, the facility did not ensure medications for 3 residents (R) (R270, R62, and R57) in 3 of 6 medication carts were labeled and/or dated appropriately and that expired medical supplies were removed from storage. In addition, the facility did not ensure expired supplies were removed from storage in 2 of 4 medication storage areas. This practice had the potential to affect more than 4 of the 66 residents residing in the facility. Medication carts contained open, unlabeled and undated inhalers, eye drops, and nasal sprays and expired medical supplies. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812May 14, 2025

  Based on observation, staff interview, and record review, the facility did not ensure food was stored and prepared in a sanitary manner. This practice had the potential to affect more than 4 of the 66 residents residing in the facility. The facility did not ensure food was dated/stored in a manner to ensure food safety. Findings include: Food Labeling/Storage: The facility's Food Receiving and Storage policy, dated 4/4/25, indicates: Food shall be received and stored in a manner that complies with safe food handling practices .Dry Storage: .4. Dry foods that are stored in bins and removed from the original packaging, labeled, and dated (use-by date) .Refrigerated/Frozen Storage: 1. […]