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CLS on Main Retirement Home

12 Lotus Ave, Hamilton ON L9C 2E5 · Residential Care Facility

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Inspection summary

CLS on Main Retirement Home has been inspected 15 times by City of Hamilton Public Health Services since March 16, 2022. The most recent inspection, on June 12, 2026, found no infractions.

5 of 15 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Protecting food from contamination.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for the people in care. Higher-risk findings are the ones that could directly make someone sick, and they matter more here because young children, older adults and people who are unwell are more vulnerable to infection.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 8 times across 7 separate inspections, most recently on September 3, 2025. For example: Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

    Recorded 7 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on February 6, 2025. For example: Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 3, 2025. For example: Food protected from contamination or adulteration

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.

    Recorded once on December 5, 2024. For example: Operator ensured the results of any inspection conducted by a public health inspector are posted in accordance with the inspector's request

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Many jurisdictions require a trained or certified person on site, such as a certified food handler. These findings mean the training record or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean anything was handled unsafely.

    Recorded once on December 8, 2023. For example: Certified food handler present in the food service premise

About this data

These results come from City of Hamilton Public Health Services, 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.

15 inspections

  1. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
      • Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
    • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
      • Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
  4. Routine Inspection

    1 infraction

    • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
      • Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
  5. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  6. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
      • Adjust or repair the refrigeration unit immediately. Do not store any hazardous foods in the unit until it is able to maintain hazardous foods at 4°C (40°F) or less
      • Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
      • Provide easily readable thermometer in refrigeration or hot-holding equipment
  7. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Operator ensured the results of any inspection conducted by a public health inspector are posted in accordance with the inspector's request
    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
  8. Routine Inspection

    3 infractions

    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
      • Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
    • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
      • Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
    • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
      • Provide adequate refrigerated space for hazardous food storage
  9. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
      • Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
    • Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
      • Chlorine sanitizer concentration must be at least 100 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
      • Ensure hot water sanitizer is at 82°C or greater for at least 10 seconds
      • Ensure wash water is between 60°C and 71°C
  10. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
    • Certified food handler present in the food service premise
      • Ensure certified food handler or supervisor is present during all hours of operation
  11. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
      • Provide adequate refrigeration space for food storage (sections 7 and 30)
  12. Routine Inspection

    3 infractions

    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
      • Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
    • Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
      • Chlorine sanitizer concentration must be at least 100 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
      • Ensure manual dishwashing includes the three steps: wash, rinse, and sanitize
    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
  13. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  14. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  15. Routine Inspection

    1 infraction

    • Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer

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