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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
13 PERSHING GENERAL HOSPITAL SNF 295000 855 6TH STREET LOVELOCK NV 89419 2020-02-12 812 F 0 1 YHGA11 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and document review, the facility failed to properly label open food items and discard expired frozen food items in the kitchen. Findings include: Labeling On [DATE] at 10:48 AM, the reach-in freezer located next to the pan storage contained an opened bag of strawberries. The bag lacked a label identifying when the bag was opened. On [DATE] at 10:52 AM, the reach-in refrigerator located next to the dishwashing station against the back wall contained an opened container of grated Parmesan cheese. The container lacked a label identifying when the container was opened. On [DATE] at 11:03 AM, the reach-in freezer located next to the dry storage room contained one opened bag of French fries and one opened bag of biscuits. Each of the bags lacked a label identifying when the bags had been opened. On [DATE] at 11:07 AM, the Dietary Manager confirmed the strawberries, Parmesan cheese, French fries, and biscuits were not labeled with opened dates. The Dietary Manager verbalized all opened items should have been labeled with the open date after each food item was opened. The Dietary Manager removed and discarded the opened unlabeled food items from the freezers and refrigerator. The facility policy titled, Food Supply and Storage, dated [DATE], documented opened packages of food were to be labeled. Expired Food On [DATE] at 11:12 AM, the reach-in freezer located next to the kitchen staff workstation, contained six, 32-ounce bags of carrots. Three of the bags had an expiration date of [DATE] and three of the bags had an expiration date of [DATE]. The Dietary Manager verbalized the kitchen staff followed the facility policy on frozen food storage. On [DATE] at 12:27 PM, the six expired 32-ounce bags of carrots were still located in the reach-in freezer next to the kitchen staff workstation. On [DATE] at 12:51 PM, the Dietary Manager confirmed the six expired bags of carrots should have been removed and discarded per the facility policy. The facility policy titled, Frozen, Refrigerated, & Dry Food Shelf Life, dated [DATE], documented food stored in the freezer would be used by the use by date or within 12 months, whichever occurred first. 2020-09-01