Orchard Villa Retirement Residence - Aspen
1955 Valley Farm Rd, Pickering ON L1V 3R6 · Know Before You Go Inspections
Inspection summary
Orchard Villa Retirement Residence - Aspen has been inspected 2 times by Durham Region Health Department since August 20, 2025. The most recent inspection, on October 7, 2026, recorded 5 infractions.
1 of 2 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 5 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene and Food source, labelling and allergens.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are one of the main ways germs spread, from person to person and onto food and surfaces. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing their hands when required, and sick staff being kept away from work where it matters. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on October 7, 2026. For example:
Proper hand hygiene performed prior to service delivery, as required during and after service, and for reprocessing
Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk
Food and other products must come from approved sources, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when spoiled, expired or damaged. Labelling also matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.
Recorded once on October 7, 2026. For example:
Reusable items that are not cleaned immediately after each use to be soaked in a labelled, covered container of adequate size
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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 2 times on October 7, 2026. For example:
Approved disinfectants are prepared and used appropriately, and records maintained
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 October 7, 2026. For example:
All reusable items and/or equipment cleaned and then disinfected or sterilized, as applicable
About this data
These results come from Durham Region Health Department, 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.
2 inspections
- Routine
5 infractions
- Proper hand hygiene performed prior to service delivery, as required during and after service, and for reprocessing
- Operator/PSW must wash hands thoroughly as per “Handwashing” poster provided by the health department
- Reusable items that are not cleaned immediately after each use to be soaked in a labelled, covered container of adequate size
- Fail to label soaking container storing dirty reusable items. Operator/PSW must label soaking container storing dirty reusable items.
- Approved disinfectants are prepared and used appropriately, and records maintained
- Fail to prepare, maintain and discard solution according to the manufacturer’s instructions (e.g. expired products). Operator/PSW must prepare, maintain and discard solutions according to the manufacturer's instructions (e.g. expired products).
- For accidental exposures, appropriate records are maintained
- Fail to provide accidental exposure records to health department upon request by a Medical Officer of Health or public health inspector. Operator/PSW must provide accidental exposure records to health department upon request by a Medical Officer of Health or public health inspector.
- All reusable items and/or equipment cleaned and then disinfected or sterilized, as applicable
- Fail to thoroughly clean reusable items and/or equipment using a detergent solution and a brush before disinfection or sterilization. Operator/PSW must thoroughly clean reusable items and/or equipment using a detergent solution and a brush before disinfection or sterilization.
- Proper hand hygiene performed prior to service delivery, as required during and after service, and for reprocessing
- Routine
0 infractions
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