YARMOUTH HEIGHTS SENIORS RESIDENCE
35 HIGHWAY 304, YARMOUTH · Food Establishment
Inspection summary
YARMOUTH HEIGHTS SENIORS RESIDENCE has been inspected 7 times by Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program) since February 12, 2024. The most recent inspection, on March 31, 2026, found no infractions.
3 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Food temperature control and Cleaning and sanitizing.
Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded 7 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on March 23, 2026. For example:
19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 27, 2024. For example:
33(2) The operator must ensure that all refrigeration and heat-holding equipment has a temperature measuring device that is accurate and in good repair.
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded once on March 18, 2025. For example:
29(2)(a) A maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program must include procedures to ensure that all of the following are done: (a) the food establishment and equipment are maintained, cleaned and sanitized;
Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk
Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.
Recorded once on February 12, 2024. For example:
19(1)(c) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (c) that the surfaces and materials are durable, non-toxic and are easy to maintain, clean and sanitize;
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on February 12, 2024. For example:
19(2)(b) A food establishment must provide all of the following in accordance with applicable legislation or as considered acceptable by the Administrator: (b) adequately designed and appropriately located hand-washing facilities;
About this data
These results come from Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program), 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.
7 inspections
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0 infractions
- Inspection
1 infraction
- 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following:
(a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;
- Repair or service your commercial dishwasher so that it operates in accordance with manufacturer specified parameters (wash temperature must reach 150F or greater).
- 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following:
(a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;
- Inspection
0 infractions
- Inspection
4 infractions
- 29(1) An operator of a food establishment must have a maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program in place to control the risk of contamination of food, equipment, utensils and other facilities in the food establishment.
- Ensure that food contact surfaces are regularly sanitized. Do not operate without sanitizer prepared and available to use.
- 29(2)(a) A maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program must include procedures to ensure that all of the following are done:
(a) the food establishment and equipment are maintained, cleaned and sanitized;
- Ensure that your dishwasher is operating according to manufacturer specifications. Service your dishwasher - identify and repair the source of new unusual loud sound during sanitizing rinse.
- 34 An operator must ensure that a food establishment is operated so that all food and food ingredients are processed, manufactured, handled, prepared, packaged, served, sold, offered for sale or distribution free of charge, dispensed, displayed and stored in a manner that prevents contamination and adulteration.
- Ensure that raw meat is stored below ready to eat foods and produce.
- 49(1)(a) An operator must ensure that food ingredients and food packaging materials must be stored in a dry storage room or designated area that
a) protects the food ingredient or food packaging material from contamination;
- Ensure that food and food packaging is stored at least 6 inches off the floor on racks, shelves, pallets. Obtain additional pallets to store inventory surges from food deliveries off the floor.
- 29(1) An operator of a food establishment must have a maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program in place to control the risk of contamination of food, equipment, utensils and other facilities in the food establishment.
- Inspection
0 infractions
- Inspection
2 infractions
- 29(1) An operator of a food establishment must have a maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program in place to control the risk of contamination of food, equipment, utensils and other facilities in the food establishment.
- In accordance with Section 4.2.1 of the NS Food Retail and Food Services Code, you must demonstrate that a written sanitation program is in place, which: a. Outlines the parameters to be controlled in the food premises to ensure safety of the food product. b. Includes sanitation procedures for equipment, utensils or refrigeration units that impact on food safety, which must specify: i. areas, items of equipment, and utensils to be cleaned; ii. the designated food handler(s) responsible for the cleaning and sanitizing; iii. the chemicals and/or cleaning products (including concentrations) and process to be used; iv. the procedures used; v. the frequency of cleaning and sanitizing; and vi. inspection and monitoring records. c. Documents that the sanitation program is monitored and its effectiveness verified. d. Reflects the level of risk of the food products as determined by the management plan required in Section 3.0 of this Code.
- 33(2) The operator must ensure that all refrigeration and heat-holding equipment has a temperature measuring device that is accurate and in good repair.
- In accordance with Section 4.1.11 of the Nova Scotia Food Services and Food Retail Code, you must: calibrate all thermometers routinely and maintain calibration logs.
- 29(1) An operator of a food establishment must have a maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program in place to control the risk of contamination of food, equipment, utensils and other facilities in the food establishment.
- Inspection
6 infractions
- 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following:
(a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;
- Only use approved food-safe products on food-contact surfaces (such as counters) as sanitizer in the kitchen.
- 19(1)(c) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following:
(c) that the surfaces and materials are durable, non-toxic and are easy to maintain, clean and sanitize;
- Remove the fabric bumpers and tape from the hood above the dishwasher. Ensure all surfaces such as floors, walls and ceilings are cleaned at a frequency that will prevent accumulation of dust, dirt and debris. Identified areas include, but are not limited to: behind the oven/stoves -walls of the walk-in fridge -the dishwasher -the backsplash caulking by the handsinks and by the dishwasher -under storage shelving
- 19(2)(b) A food establishment must provide all of the following in accordance with applicable legislation or as considered acceptable by the Administrator:
(b) adequately designed and appropriately located hand-washing facilities;
- Ensure that handwash stations are ONLY used for handwashing.
- 29(1) An operator of a food establishment must have a maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program in place to control the risk of contamination of food, equipment, utensils and other facilities in the food establishment.
- In accordance with Section 4.2.1 of the NS Food Retail and Food Services Code, you must demonstrate that a written sanitation program is in place, which: a. Outlines the parameters to be controlled in the food premises to ensure safety of the food product. b. Includes sanitation procedures for equipment, utensils or refrigeration units that impact on food safety, which must specify: i. areas, items of equipment, and utensils to be cleaned; ii. the designated food handler(s) responsible for the cleaning and sanitizing; iii. the chemicals and/or cleaning products (including concentrations) and process to be used; iv. the procedures used; v. the frequency of cleaning and sanitizing; and vi. inspection and monitoring records. c. Documents that the sanitation program is monitored and its effectiveness verified. d. Reflects the level of risk of the food products as determined by the management plan required in Section 3.0 of this Code.
- 33(2) The operator must ensure that all refrigeration and heat-holding equipment has a temperature measuring device that is accurate and in good repair.
- In accordance with Section 4.1.11 of the Nova Scotia Food Services and Food Retail Code, you must: calibrate all thermometers routinely and maintain calibration logs.
- 47(2)(b) An operator must
(b) ensure that refrigerated, prepared ready-to-eat food that may be held for longer than 24 hours is clearly marked at the time it is prepared to indicate the date by which the food must be consumed.
- Ensure that prepared foods are labelled appropriately with the date.
- 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following:
(a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;