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FARGO HEALTH CARE CENTER

1512 W FARGO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60626 · Long Term Care

Inspection summary

FARGO HEALTH CARE CENTER has been inspected 6 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since December 7, 2022. The most recent inspection, on February 13, 2025, recorded 3 infractions.

1 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control 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 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 6 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on February 13, 2025. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • 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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 11, 2025. For example: PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hand hygiene is the most important way to stop germs spreading between children, residents and staff. Inspectors check that sinks are stocked and easy to reach, that staff wash their hands when required (for example after diapering or before handling food), and that sick staff stay away from work.

    Recorded 2 times on December 7, 2022. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be clean and in good repair, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate health risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 19 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on February 13, 2025. For example: PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be made of cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked surface or worn part. They are generally lower risk but show how well the place is maintained.

    Recorded once on December 7, 2022. For example: FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of 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.

6 inspections

  1. Canvass Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE THE OVEN BY THE SOUTH WINDOW.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • ADDITION WATER FLOW IS REQUIRED AT FAUCET OF HANDWASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN.WHEN WATER IS USED AT DISHMACHINE OR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WATER FLOW IS MINIMIZE AND HOT WATER BECAMES COLD AT SAID SINK AND NOT ABLE TO WASH HANDS REPAIR ISSUE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MISSING FLOOR TILES INSIDE MEN AND WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM/WASHROOMS.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.REPLACE SAID TILES
  2. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • WE OBSERVED THE LOW TEMPERATURE, CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT DISPENSING CHLORINE CHEMICAL SANITIZER WHILE DISHES WERE BEING WASHED,PRESENTLY 0ppm. INSTRUCTED TO SET THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE FOR ALL DISHWARE. DISH MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND PROPERLY DISPENSES CHLORINE SANITIZER, C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 21. PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • WE OBSERVED COOKED GROUND BEEF STORED INSIDE THE HOT HOLDING UNIT AT TEMP OF 76.9F TO 122F. COOK STATED 'GOT FROM COOLER NO TOO LONG AGO'. PRIOR TO STORE FOOD AT STEAM TABLE, MUST REHEAT PRODUCTS AT 165F AND ABOVE. TRAYLINE IS NOT A REHEATING EQUIPMENT BUT A HOT HOLDING UNIT. POUNDS DISCARDED 3, VALUE $10. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE THE OVEN BY THE SOUTH WINDOW.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • ADDITION WATER FLOW IS REQUIRED AT FAUCET OF HANDWASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN.WHEN WATER IS USED AT DISHMACHINE OR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WATER FLOW IS MINIMIZE AND HOT WATER BECAMES COLD AT SAID SINK AND NOT ABLE TO WASH HANDS REPAIR ISSUE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MISSING FLOOR TILES INSIDE MEN AND WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM/WASHROOMS.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.REPLACE SAID TILES
  3. Canvass Re-Inspection

    5 infractions

    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE COMPARTMENTS NOT CLEAN (INTERIOR TOP AND BIN). ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE BY THE GREASE TRAP INSIDE THE LARGE CABINET IN FOOD STORAGE IS LEAKING.REPAIR ISSUE. LEAKING WATER FROM UNDER THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL UNIT ATTACHED AT LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE.MUST REMOVE ALL BROKEN DIRTY, BROKEN CAULKING,NOT EASILY CLEANABLE, ALREADY USED TO REPAIR. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. BROKEN HOT WATER HANDLE AT HANDWASHING SINK.IN THE KITCKEN; ALSO HOT WATER HANLE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BY THE HANDWASHING SINK.REPAIR ISSUE.ADDITION WATER FLOW IS REQUIRED AT SAID FAUCET.
    • 52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
      • FLOOR GREASE TRAP HAS ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS AROUND CAP FROM WATER BACKED UP.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. A STRONG FOUL ODOR FROM IT.RESOLVE ISSUE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • EXCESS DEBRIS ON FLOOR AROUND THE ICE MACHINE,AT GRESE TRAP AREA(WASTE WATER DRIED UP)IN FOOD STORAGE AND INSIDE THE CHEMICAL ROOM BY THE COFFEE UNITS.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION PROVIDED AT WOMEN'S AND MEN'S WASHROOMS.REPAIR ISSUE.
  4. Canvass

    8 infractions

    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • WE OBSERVED NO CHLORINE DETECTED AT THE FINAL RINSE OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE,0PPM TO 10PPM,EVEN AFTER THREE TO FOUR TIMES ATTEMPS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE MACHINE WITH A FINAL RINSE OF 100PPM CHLORINE. USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK: WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE. TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.CITATION ISSUED.
    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE COMPARTMENTS NOT CLEAN (INTERIOR TOP AND BIN). ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.
    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER:MILK AT TEMP OF 45.6F,YOGURT AT TEMP OF 45.7F,VARIOUS KIND OF 8oz CARTOONS OF MILK AT TEMP OF 45.7F TO 50F; CHOCOLATE AND STRAWBERRY SUPPLEMENT DRINK AT TEMP O 47.8F. FRESH EGGS AT 45.6F. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. POUDS 60,VALUE 656.MILK WAS TAGGED FOR PROPER DISPOSAL BY THE COMPANY. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • WE OBSERVED IMPROPER AIR TEMP INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER:45.7F TO 50F. TCS FOODS WERE STORED INSIDE THE SAID UNIT: MILK,EGGS ETC. AIR TEMP MUST MAINTAIN 41F AND BELOW. TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION".DO NOT USE. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED. ENGINEER WAS ABLE TO REPAIR ISSUE AND BY 11:00 AM WALK-IN COOLER MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40.5FAND BELOW.UNTAGGED UNIT
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE BY THE GREASE TRAP INSIDE THE LARGE CABINET IN FOOD STORAGE IS LEAKING.REPAIR ISSUE. LEAKING WATER FROM UNDER THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL UNIT ATTACHED AT LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE.MUST REMOVE ALL BROKEN DIRTY, BROKEN CAULKING,NOT EASILY CLEANABLE, ALREADY USED TO REPAIR. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. BROKEN HOT WATER HANDLE AT HANDWASHING SINK.IN THE KITCKEN; ALSO HOT WATER HANLE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BY THE HANDWASHING SINK.REPAIR ISSUE.ADDITION WATER FLOW IS REQUIRED AT SAID FAUCET.
    • 52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
      • FLOOR GREASE TRAP HAS ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS AROUND CAP FROM WATER BACKED UP.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. A STRONG FOUL ODOR FROM IT.RESOLVE ISSUE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • EXCESS DEBRIS ON FLOOR AROUND THE ICE MACHINE,AT GRESE TRAP AREA(WASTE WATER DRIED UP)IN FOOD STORAGE AND INSIDE THE CHEMICAL ROOM BY THE COFFEE UNITS.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION PROVIDED AT WOMEN'S AND MEN'S WASHROOMS.REPAIR ISSUE.
  5. Canvass

    0 infractions

  6. License

    11 infractions

    • 8. HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED
      • DISH ROOM EMPLOYEE CHANGED GLOVES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS BETWEEN TASKS. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE AT DISH MACHINE RINSING/HANDLING DIRTY DISHES, THEN HANDLING CLEAN DISHES, THEN CHANGING GLOVES AFTER, INSTEAD OF WASHING HANDS AND CHANGING GLOVES IN BETWEEN CHANGING TASKS. DISCUSSED WITH THE MANAGER PROPER GLOVE CHANGING AND CONTAMINATION CONCERNS WHEN HANDLING DIRTY AND CLEAN DISHES. FOOD EMPLOYEES MUST PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE BY PROPERLY WASHING HANDS WHEN CHANGING TASKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • THE HOT WATER SINK FIXTURE IN KITCHEN DOES NOT SUPPLY HOT WATER. AT THE INSPECTION, EMPLOYEES KNOWINGLY HAVE BEEN WASHING HANDS WITH ONLY A COLD WATER SUPPLY. THE FACILITY MUST REPAIR AND ENSURE ALL HAND SINK FIXTURES IN THE FACILITY ARE PROVIDED WITH WATER OF AT LEAST 100F THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET. THE ON-SITE MAINTENANCE WORKER HAS SUPPLIED HOT WATER OF AT LEAST 100F AND ABOVE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • A SIGN OR POSTER THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS IS NOT PROVIDED AT WOMENS RESTROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT, HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES. PROVIDE A CLEARLY VISIBLE HANDWASHING SIGN AT EACH HAND SINK.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF DRY STORAGE METAL WIRE RACK SHELVING LOCATED NEAR THE WALK-IN COOLER HAVE RUSTED AND ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE RUSTED AND IS NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE WITH A CORROSION-RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT, AND SMOOTH MATERIAL MEETING NSF/ANSI CERTIFICATION FOR USE WITH A FOOD SERVICE FACILITY.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES WERE NOT FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT--- AND--- MOP SINKS IN THE BASEMENT THROUGH 3RD FLOOR. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE AND ENSURE THAT ALL WATER-LINE UNITS AND MOP SINKS HAVE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM PIPE-LINES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; ABOVE THE DISH MACHINE IN THE KITCHEN--- AND--- UNDER THE HAND SINK IN THE MEN'S RESTROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. THE FACILITY MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED EYEWASH STATION CONNECTED TO ALL HAND SINKS IN BASEMENT THROUGH 3RD FLOOR. THE FACILITY MUST REMOVE EYE WASH STATIONS FROM HAND WASHING SINKS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CROSS-CONTAMINATION.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE RESTROOMS IN THE BASEMENT THROUGH THE 3RD FLOOR LACK A COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN EACH RESTROOM.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DUCT TAPE USED AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR WINDOW NEAR LARGE AC UNIT THAT IS ALSO ATTACHED TO THE WINDOW. FACILITY MUST REMOVE TAPE REPAIR OR REPLACE AND ENSURE ALL SURFACES ARE DURABLE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NONABSORBENT.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • CAULKING WAS NOT FOUND BETWEEN WALL JUNCTURES OF WALL AND SINK FIXTURES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AND SINK FIXTURES FROM BASEMENT-3RD FLOOR. FIXTURES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HAND SINKS, MOP SINKS, UTILITY SINKS, FOOD PREP SINKS, AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. THE FACILITY MUST PROVIDE CAULK ON WALL JUNCTURES BETWEEN WALL AND SINK FIXTURES.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • LARGE MESH AIR EXTRACTOR NEAR WINDOW AC UNIT IS SOILED WITH DEBRIS. FACILITY MUST CLEAN WINDOW UNITS AND MAINTAIN.

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