Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation: Kitchen Failures - PA
Inspectors arrived at Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation on October 3 and 4, 2025, and spent hours documenting what they found in the kitchen, the storage room, the maintenance area, and the resident dining spaces. What they found was consistent from room to room: dirty surfaces, expired food, chemicals stored next to cooking ingredients, and a dietary staff that the facility's own Corporate Dietary Manager said had never been trained on basic food safety procedures.
The kitchen floor told part of the story on its own. Inspectors described a black sticky substance on the vinyl flooring that adhered to their shoes when they walked through it. Paper, dirt, and plastic debris were spread across the area. A nearby metal cart was coated in food debris and paper waste, with an open bottle of dish detergent sitting on top of it.
In the kitchen maintenance room, two portable machines sat that the Dietary Manager could not identify. An open bottle of degreaser rested on one of them. Electrical extension cords ran across the machines and along the floor. A mop bucket filled with dirty water and cleaning equipment was stored directly next to the three-compartment sink used to clean dishes, positioned where it could contaminate food-contact surfaces. When inspectors asked about sanitizer test strips — the basic tool used to verify that the sink's sanitizing solution is strong enough to kill bacteria — none could be found. There was no documentation showing the sanitizer concentration had ever been checked.
The Corporate Dietary Manager confirmed everything inspectors observed. He also told them that most of the dietary staff were recently hired and had not received training on how to properly use the three-compartment sink.
Four unlabeled drink pitchers were stored upside-down on a dirty windowsill covered in food particles and lint. A bucket containing a rag soaked in chemical solution sat on a shelf next to cooking oil and spices. In the storage room, metal banquet pans, cooking racks, serving utensils, and bowls sat on an uncovered shelving unit — several of them holding standing water. Dust, cobwebs, and empty cardboard boxes covered the floor around them. Open containers of paper dining products were scattered throughout.
During the lunch meal service at 12:30 PM on October 4, the cart used to deliver meal trays to residents had visible liquid stains on its exterior. The open food carts on both the east and west resident hallways were stained as well.
The problems extended beyond the main kitchen. In the Pavilion resident dining area, inspectors found multiple clean coffee cups with a white film coating the inside. Four sandwiches in the refrigerator were dated September 30 — four days old. Three covered bowls of peaches had no date and no label at all.
The Pavilion pantry was worse. The microwave had dried food residue inside. The countertops were sticky with food and liquid stains. Dirty dishes sat on the counter. The cabinet under the sink held dirty trays alongside a plastic bag of dishwasher pods — chemical cleaning agents — and was unlocked. Inside the refrigerator: an open plastic container of sweet tea with a use-by date of September 18, more than two weeks prior. Three unlabeled bags of pizza slices. An unlabeled cup of coffee from an outside restaurant. In the freezer, an open, undated package of waffles.
The refrigerator itself was dirty, coated in food, liquid, and dirt debris.
The Corporate Dietary Manager confirmed during an interview that dietary staff were responsible for cleaning and maintaining both the Pavilion pantry and the dining area. The Nursing Home Administrator, interviewed separately, confirmed that what inspectors had documented constituted food safety and sanitation issues.
Inspectors rated the violation as having minimal harm or potential for actual harm and noted that many residents were affected. The facility's plan of correction was not made available in the inspection record.
What the inspection does not answer is how long the sweet tea had been sitting in that pantry refrigerator — 16 days past its use-by date — before anyone noticed, or whether anyone had.
Full Inspection Report
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GRANDVIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION in DANVILLE, PA was cited for violations during a health inspection on October 4, 2025.
The kitchen floor told part of the story on its own.
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.