Twin Pines Health Care Center: Food Storage Failures - PA
On the morning of April 27, 2026, inspectors walked through the walk-in freezer at Twin Pines Health Care Center on East London Grove Road and found frozen biscuits sitting in an open plastic bag inside an open cardboard box. Next to them, frozen diced carrots, same situation: open bag, open box. The dietary manager, identified in the inspection report as Employee E5, was present for the walkthrough.
The following afternoon, inspectors returned. They found frozen spinach inside an opened plastic bag inside a cardboard box. Frozen hamburger patties, same thing.
When inspectors sat down with Employee E5 on April 30 to go over what they had seen, the manager confirmed it: the food observed on both days had not been properly stored.
The findings were then presented to the nursing home administrator that same afternoon.
The inspection report rated the violation at the lowest level of harm, minimal or potential for actual harm, but noted that many residents were affected. The concern with improperly stored frozen food is contamination, the same risk that food safety standards exist to prevent.
What the report documents is a problem that persisted across at least two days, in a kitchen whose manager was present during both inspections and acknowledged the findings when asked. There is no indication in the report that corrective action had been taken between the first observation on April 27 and the second on April 28.
The inspection was completed April 30, 2026, and the deficiency was cited under Pennsylvania's dietary services code. Twin Pines is required to submit a plan of correction to continue participating in Medicare and Medicaid.
For the residents whose meals come out of that freezer, the hamburger patties and spinach and biscuits were already being served before anyone with a clipboard showed up.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Twin Pines Health Care Center from 2026-04-30 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
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TWIN PINES HEALTH CARE CENTER in WEST GROVE, PA was cited for violations during a health inspection on April 30, 2026.
Next to them, frozen diced carrots, same situation: open bag, open box.
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.