Bluewater Rest Home
37792 Zurich-Hensall Road, RR3, Zurich ON N0M 2T0 · Institutional Food Services
Inspection summary
Bluewater Rest Home has been inspected 12 times by Huron Perth Public Health since April 11, 2024. The most recent inspection, on July 31, 2026, found no infractions.
8 of 12 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on July 27, 2026. For example:
Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 25, 2024. For example:
Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on July 25, 2024. For example:
Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk
Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.
Recorded 2 times on July 25, 2024. For example:
Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
About this data
These results come from Huron Perth Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
12 inspections
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Failed to ensure facility surface cleaned as necessary
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
- Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
5 infractions
- Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
- Walls and ceilings are readily cleanable in sanitary condition, maintained clean and in good repair
- Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
- Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Required
2 infractions
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
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