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THE WATERFORD A NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTRE

7445 N SHERIDAN RD, CHICAGO, IL 60626 · Long Term Care

Inspection summary

THE WATERFORD A NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTRE has been inspected 4 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since March 2, 2010. The most recent inspection, on January 22, 2013, recorded 6 infractions.

None of the 4 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene and Cleaning and sanitizing.

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 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.

  • 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 once on January 9, 2013. For example: HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

  • 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 once on January 9, 2013. For example: DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

  • 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 13 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on January 22, 2013. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

  • 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 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on January 22, 2013. For example: FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

  • Other findingsLower risk

    Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 9, 2013. For example: NO SMOKING REGULATIONS

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.

4 inspections

  1. Canvass Re-Inspection

    6 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPLACE BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE ICE BIN OF THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN PREP AREA. REPAINT CHIPPED PAINT SHELVES IN DRY STORAGE, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT MATERIAL
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • REMOVE ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE THE MICROWAVE LOCATED AT THIRD FLOOR.REMOVE FOOD( PIECES OF RAISIN BREAD) INSIDE THE FLOWER POT,NORTH-EAST CORNER
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP AND DEBRIS FROM UNDER THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S LOCKERS, IN BASEMENT AREA.CLEAN FLOOR IN PREP AREA,CORNERS.RE GROUT FLOOR BY THE DISH MACHINE AREA KEEP FLOOR DRY AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • RESEAL WALL PAPER AT THE FOLLOWING DINING ROOMS: BASEMENT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR. PROVIDE A COVER FOR EXPOSED INSULATION UNDER THE RADIATOR IN DINING ROOM,BASEMENT AREA SEAL WALL AROUND THE PIPE ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS.REPAIR BROKEN WALL INSIDE THE CABINET IN STAFF DINING AREA.PROVIDE COVING/BASEBOARD WALL THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA.REMOVE AND REPLACE DIRTY, STAINED, RUSTED AND BROOKED PIPE WRAPS IN PREP AREA. ALSO UNDER THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • DETAIL CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA, THROUGHOUT. REMOVE DEBRIS AND FOOD STAINS.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. EXPOSED HAND SINK IN DISH ROOM SLOWLY DRAINING, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR
  2. Canvass

    9 infractions

    • 6. HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.
      • POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. OBSERVED THE COOK WITH FOOD GLOVES ON TOUCHING NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES,SUCH AS HANDLE OF WALK-IN COOLER, KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND OPENED GARBAGE LID TO DISCARD GARBAGE,THEN GOING BACK TO HIS PREP STATION AND STARTED TO MIX GROUND BEEF TO MAKE MEAT LOAF. NO FOOD GLOVES WERE REMOVED NOR HAND WASHING. INFORMATION GIVEN ON HAND WASHING PROCEDURE. BEEF WAS DISCARDED PER ODER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A)
    • 24. DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED
      • OBSERVED A RUSTY GREASE TRAP UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINED. WASTE WATER IS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE GREASE TRAP ONTO FLOOR. OBSERVED FLOOR TILES SATURATED WITH WATER AT SAID LOCATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE GREASE TRAP AND FLOOR AT SAID AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-030
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPLACE BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE BOTH MILK COOLERS(TOP LIDS).REPAIR/REPLACE IN POOR REPAIR LID FOR THE CHEST FREEZER BY THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK.REPLACE BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE ICE BIN OF THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN PREP AREA. REPAINT CHIPPED PAINT SHELVES IN DRY STORAGE, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT MATERIAL
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • REMOVE ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE THE MICROWAVE LOCATED AT THIRD FLOOR.REMOVE FOOD( PIECES OF RAISIN BREAD) INSIDE THE FLOWER POT,NORTH-EAST CORNER.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP AND DEBRIS FROM UNDER THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S LOCKERS, IN BASEMENT AREA.CLEAN FLOOR IN PREP AREA,CORNERS.RE GROUT FLOOR BY THE DISH MACHINE AREA KEEP FLOOR DRY AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • RESEAL WALL PAPER AT THE FOLLOWING DINING ROOMS: BASEMENT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR. PROVIDE A COVER FOR EXPOSED INSULATION UNDER THE RADIATOR IN DINING ROOM,BASEMENT AREA SEAL WALL AROUND THE PIPE ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS.REPAIR BROKEN WALL INSIDE THE CABINET IN STAFF DINING AREA.PROVIDE COVING/BASEBOARD WALL THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA.REMOVE AND REPLACE DIRTY, STAINED, RUSTED AND BROOKED PIPE WRAPS IN PREP AREA. ALSO UNDER THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • DETAIL CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA, THROUGHOUT. REMOVE DEBRIS AND FOOD STAINS.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. EXPOSED HAND SINK IN DISH ROOM SLOWLY DRAINING, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
    • 70. NO SMOKING REGULATIONS
      • OBSERVED 6 USED ASHTRAYS INSIDE A ROOM IN BASEMENT AREA.THAT ROOM IS DESIGNATED FOR RESIDENTS TO SMOKE.INSTRUCTED ALL ASHTRAYS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM ANY AREA WHERE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED. ALSO PROVIDE "NO SMOKING" SIGN, AND FOLLOW CHICAGO CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE. FIRST OFFENSE OF 2013. CHICAGO CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE:7-32-020(C)
  3. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 31. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
      • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. INSTRUCTED TO STORE CLEAN UTENSIL ON COUNTER BY DISH MACHINE NOT TO HAVE CONTACT WITH WALLS. PROVIDE PLASTIC OR STAINLESS PROTECTION ON THE WALL.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR RUST ON THE FOLLOWINGS: WALK IN COOLER FLOOR , TOP OF GREASE TAP,AND STORAGE SHELVES BY DISH MACHINE. REMOVE FOIL LINING ON STOVE AND ON GREASE TRAP.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. REPAIR LIGHT AT DISH MACHINE AREA TO BE BRIGHT, AND REPLACE OUT LIGHT AT SERVING LINE IN KITCHEN.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. REPAIR COLD WATER KNOB LEAKING AT 3 COMP. SINK, AND SLOW DRAINING ON EXPOSE HAND WASH SINK BY 3 COMP. SINK IN KITCHEN.
  4. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DETAIL CLEAN THE CEILING OF THE PREP AREA ESPECIALLY ABOVE THE STEAM TABLE.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED A DRAIN LINE WATER LEAK AT THE SPRAY SINK NEXT TO THE DISHMACHINE. MUST REPAIR THE LEAK.
    • 70. NO SMOKING REGULATIONS
      • Smoking shall be prohibited in all public places except in designated smoking areas. OBSERVED VIOLATION OF CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE. OBSERVED SEVERAL RESIDENTS SMOKING CIGARETTES IN THE BASEMENT ROOM LABELED AS THE "LOWER LEVEL SMOKING ROOM." MANAGEMENT WAS INSTRUCTED THAT SMOKING IS PROHIBITED INSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND OUTSIDE LESS THAN 15 FEET AWAY FROM ANY DOORS, WINDOWS, OR VENTILATION INTAKES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THE RESIDENTS TO EXTINGUISH THEIR CIGARETTES, LEAVE THE ROOM AND SMOKE OUTSIDE MORE THAN 15 FEET AWAY FROM THE BUILDING DOORS, WINDOWS OR VENTILATION INTAKES. MANAGEMENT LOCKED THE DOOR TO THIS ROOM AND REMOVED THE SMOKING ROOM SIGN. CITATION ISSUED UNDER 7-32-015.

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