Checking Received Food Temperatures
When AHCA or local health department inspectors evaluate a Florida assisted living facility with 11 or more beds, they check that all received food deliveries meet safe temperature standards at the time of receipt, since food received outside safe temperature ranges must be rejected. Cold foods should generally arrive at or below 41°F, frozen foods […]
New Staff Requirement | FL
Effective March 31, 2019, if your ALF has 11 beds and up your staff, whom who engage in the storage, preparation, or serving of food, or cleaning of equipment, utensils, or food contact and non-food contact surfaces, will be required to be trained annually, In the past, AHCA required your staff to be in-serviced one time. […]
Don’t Get A Dirty Dining Report
No matter the size of your facility or the size of your kitchen, your facility kitchen will be inspected by your local health department. Here are a few common Violations found in ALF’s: Storage and Labelling of food Examples: Violation Food container ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER NEEDS TO BE LABELLED AND DATED CODE REFERENCE: […]