cms_GA: 5970

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rowid facility_name facility_id address city state zip inspection_date deficiency_tag scope_severity complaint standard eventid inspection_text filedate
5970 ABBEVILLE HEALTHCARE & REHAB 115623 206 MAIN STREET EAST ABBEVILLE GA 31001 2015-08-13 363 F 0 1 BPJ813 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to follow the pre-planned written menus. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all of the residents who dined in this facility. Findings included: Observation of the kitchen during a complaint investigation on 2/6/16 at 11:45 a.m. revealed that the facility had two notebooks that contained written menus with serving sizes. Review of the menus revealed that the facility prepared and served a variety of therapeutic diets which included: carbohydrate controlled renal pureed mechanical soft low sodium Observation of the food that was prepared for the residents ' lunch meal on 2/6/16 at 12:00 p.m. revealed that the food that was prepared was not the food that was written on the pre-planned menu. An interview with the Dietary Manager (DM) on 2/6/16 at 12:00 p.m. confirmed that the facility did not prepare the foods that were listed on the preplanned menu. When interviewed about why the facility failed to prepare the food that was written on the menu, the DM stated that he just liked to mix things up. Per the DM the food that should have been prepared included: roast turkey gravy cornbread stuffing green bean casserole dinner roll margarine mandarin oranges Observation of the prepared food, revealed that the facility prepared the following foods: oven roasted turkey steamed cabbage sweet potatoes cornbread chocolate cake/icing baked lasagna salad/garlic bread An interview with the Registered Dietitian (RD) on 2/6/16 at 12:00 p.m. revealed that she completed the nutritional assessments for each resident who resided in this facility. The RD added that there were residents in the facility who required physician ordered therapeutic diets such as those residents with diabetes or [MEDICAL CONDITION]. When interviewed, about how she could complete a nutritional assessment or ensure that each resident had received the appropriate foods per their physician ordered diet if the facility did not prepare and serve the foods that were written on the preplanned menu, the RD stated it would be difficult. The RD stated that she was unaware that the facility had not prepared and served the foods that were written on the preplanned menus. 2018-05-01