Sprucedale Care Centre
96 Kittridge Ave E, Strathroy ON N7G 2A8 · Long-Term Care Home
Inspection summary
Sprucedale Care Centre has been inspected 12 times by Middlesex-London Health Unit since December 6, 2022. The most recent inspection, on August 24, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
7 of 12 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Pests.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 24, 2026. For example:
Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 14, 2025. For example:
Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
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, supplies and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.
Recorded once on October 26, 2023. For example:
Pest control is maintained
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 August 14, 2025. For example:
Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
About this data
These results come from Middlesex-London Health Unit, 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
- Required
1 infraction
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and / or multi-service articles of sound and tight construction and in good repair
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Fail to use food contact equipment and / or utensils that are free from cracks, crevices and open seams
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Required
3 infractions
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Multi-service articles, utensils, equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized
- Fail to clean and sanitize equipment and facilities surfaces as often as necessary
- Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
- Fail to produce food handler certificate at the request of the Officer as per the local by-law
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Pest control is maintained
- Fail to protect against entry, harbouring and breeding of pests
- Pest control is maintained
- Required
1 infraction
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
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