Penalty

Fine: $26,685

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Summary

The facility failed to provide the services of a full-time certified dietary manager for its 61 residents who received meals from the kitchen. Observations showed that dietary staff prepared meals, but the staff member present was not a certified dietary manager. Interviews with dietary staff and an administrative nurse confirmed the absence of a certified dietary manager. Additionally, the facility was unable to provide a policy regarding the employment of a certified dietary manager. The sample included 17 residents, with three on a pureed diet and 15 on a mechanical soft diet, all of whom were affected by this deficiency.