SMP Health St Raphael: Food Safety Violations - ND
The September 2025 complaint inspection, conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, documented the violation under the food sanitation tag F0812. Inspectors noted the deficiency affected some residents.
The facility's own written policy said food should be discarded after five days. Inspectors found that wasn't happening.
CMS rated the level of harm as minimal or potential for actual harm, the lower end of the agency's harm scale. That designation means inspectors did not find evidence that residents had become sick. It does not mean the food was safe.
Food held past its discard date carries the risk of bacterial growth that isn't visible and isn't detectable by smell. Residents in long-term care facilities are among the most vulnerable to foodborne illness, with immune systems and underlying conditions that can turn an ordinary gastrointestinal infection into something far more serious.
The inspection covered a single complaint, and the food safety finding was the deficiency inspectors documented. The report does not identify which foods were affected, how far past the five-day mark they had been kept, or how many residents may have consumed them before the inspection.
SMP Health - St. Raphael sits on Central Avenue in Valley City, a small city of roughly 6,000 people in southeastern North Dakota. The facility is part of the SMP Health system, a Catholic health organization operating across the region.
What the inspection captured was a gap between what the facility promised on paper and what was happening in practice, a kitchen keeping food it had already committed, in writing, to throw away.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Smp Health - St Raphael from 2025-09-24 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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SMP HEALTH - ST RAPHAEL in VALLEY CITY, ND was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 24, 2025.
Inspectors noted the deficiency affected some residents.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.