Desert Springs Post Acute
DESERT SPRINGS POST ACUTE in PALM DESERT, CA — inspection on January 10, 2025.
Found 2 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
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555339
Form Approved OMB
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 555339 B.
Wing 01/10/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Desert Springs Post Acute 74-350 Country Club Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260
F-F804).
This failure had the potential for 161 out of 165 residents receiving food prepared in the kitchen to not meet their nutritional needs which may lead to nutritional related health complications.
Findings:
1. On January 6, 2025, at 3:25 p.m., during an observation in the kitchen, there were pureed chicken and vegetables (carrots and green beans) in separate deep pans inside the steamer.
Both half of the deep pans were filled with liquid.
On January 6, 2025, at 3:47 p.m., during a concurrent observation and interview with [NAME] (CK) 1, CK 1 was observed preparing pureed bread. CK 1 stated he used a half loaf of wheat bread, 240 milliliters (a unit of measurement) of 2% milk and two tablespoons of butter to cook the bread in steamer. CK 1 used a whisk to puree the cooked bread.
The finished pureed bread appeared lumpy. CK 1 was observed not follow any recipe when preparing pureed bread.
On January 6, 2025, at 4:14 p.m., during a concurrent observation and interview with CK 1, CK 1 was observed to puree the vegetables. CK 1 took out the vegetables (carrots and green beans), half of the deep pan was liquid, from steamer and directly poured into blender and then blended the vegetables.
The end product of the pureed vegetable was observed to be watery. CK 1 stated he needed to add three cups of thickener (a substance used to make a liquid thicker) into the pureed vegetables to form a pudding consistency. CK 1 was observed not to follow any recipe when preparing the pureed vegetables.
On January 6, 2025, at 4:23 p.m., during a concurrent observation and interview with CK 1, CK 1 was observed preparing pureed chicken. CK 1 took out the chicken from steamer and directly poured into blender and then blended the chicken with a lot of water. CK 1 could not remember how may pieces of baked chickens were placed in the blender.
The end product of pureed chicken was observed watery. CK 1 stated he needed to add one and half cups of thickener into the pureed chicken to form pudding consistency. CK 1 was observed not to follow any recipe when preparing the pureed chicken.
On January 6, 2025, at 4:33 p.m., a concurrent interview and test tray (to evaluate the quality of a meal during a meal service and identify any areas for improvement) for pureed food items was conducted with the Food Service Director (FSD).
The FSD stated the following:
555339
Form Approved OMB
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 555339 B.
Wing 01/10/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Desert Springs Post Acute 74-350 Country Club Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260