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CARESSANT CARE LONG TERM CARE HOME

240 MARY ST W, LINDSAY ON K9V 5K5 · Food Safety

Official record from Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge →

Inspection summary

CARESSANT CARE LONG TERM CARE HOME has been inspected 6 times by Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) since December 4, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 12, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

1 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 11 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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 7 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on August 12, 2026. For example: Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.

  • 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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 12, 2026. For example: Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 21, 2025. For example: Adequate number of conveniently located and maintained hand wash stations are provided

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on April 14, 2026. For example: Pest control shall be maintained in a food premise as prescribed in the regulation.

About this data

These results come from Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR), 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.

6 inspections

  1. Required

    2 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
    • Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
  2. Required

    5 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
    • Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
    • Pest control shall be maintained in a food premise as prescribed in the regulation.
    • Utensils sanitized mechanically as prescribed in the regulation.
    • Food in storage protected from contamination.
  3. Required

    4 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
      • Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles clean and sanitized
    • Utensils sanitized mechanically as prescribed in the regulation.
      • Fail to ensure mechanical equipment sanitize with chlorine solution at 100 parts per million at 24 degrees Celsius for at least 45 seconds
    • Multi-service articles and food contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized after each use and following operations where contamination may have occurred.
      • Fail to clean and sanitize food contact surfaces or equipment after each use and as often as necessary
    • Adequate number of conveniently located and maintained hand wash stations are provided
      • Fail to ensure handwashing station is only used for handwashing of employees
  4. Required

    1 infraction

    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
      • Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles clean and sanitized
  5. Required

    0 infractions

  6. Required

    1 infraction

    • Adequate number of conveniently located and maintained hand wash stations are provided
      • Hand wash stations not conveniently accessible by food handlers

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