Aliya Of Glenwood
ALIYA OF GLENWOOD in GLENWOOD, IL — inspection on April 26, 2026.
Found 3 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
on the Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) of the Food and Nutrition Board of the National
and culturally appropriate for residents.
Menus will be planned to meet basic nutritional needs by
Menus are revised by the registered dietician and dietary manager based on resident food preferences.
Reasons for change should be noted and kept on file . 15. If during meal observations, a resident's dietary intake appears inadequate, the facility will make reasonable efforts to review and/or adjust the menu and/or the individual residents food plan to meet the nutritional, religious, cultural, and ethnic needs and preferences of the resident .
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Aliya of Glenwood 19330 South Cottage Grove Glenwood, IL 60425
cooked and again prior to meal service.
Food temperatures should be within the required temperatures
should be on file for one year.
Facility policy titled Dietary- Standardize Menus (1/2026) documents in
residents based on the Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) of the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences. standardized cycle menus are planned in advance and utilized . 1.
The facility will make reasonable efforts to provide food that is appetizing and culturally appropriate for residents.
Menus will be planned to meet basic nutritional needs by providing meals based on individual nutritional assessment and the individualized plan of care. 5.
Menus are revised by the registered dietician and dietary manager based on resident food preferences.
Reasons for change should be noted and kept on file . 15. If during meal observations, a resident's dietary intake appears inadequate, the facility will make reasonable efforts to review and/or adjust the menu and/or the individual residents food plan to meet the nutritional, religious, cultural, and ethnic needs and preferences of the resident .
Facility policy titled Dietary Policy (1/2026) documents in part, It is the policy of this facility to record food temperatures daily to ensure food is at the proper serving temperatures before trays are assembled . 1.
Food temperatures will be checked on all items prepared in the dietary department. 2.
Hot foods will be held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or greater . 6. measure and record the temperatures for each food product and milk at all meals.
Record temperature on temperature log. 7.
When holding hot foods for service, food temperatures should be measured when placing it on the steam table line. 8. If the food temperature falls into an unsafe range, immediately follow procedures for reheating previously cooked food . 11.
No food will be served that does not [NAME] the food code standard temperatures . 14.
Food temperatures will be verified using a thermometer which is both clean, sanitized and calibrated to ensure accuracy .
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serve food in accordance with professional standards.
manner, failed to ensure staff wear appropriate hair restraints, and failed to ensure the kitchen was
failures have the potential to affect all 137 residents that consume food from the kitchen.
Facility census (4/24/2026) documents 139 residents reside in the facility.
Facility Diet Type Report (5/25/2026) documents 3 residents do not receive oral intake.
This indicates 137 residents consume food from the facility's kitchen. On 4/24/2026, at 12:34 PM, a kitchen tour was conducted.
Observed large black patches of stains on the ceiling tiles, old brownish grease/dirt over 30% of the wall of the area above the steam table, food debris stuck to the steam table, wrappers and debris near the drain by the steam table, broken ventilation vent with significant amounts of accumulated dust over the food preparation and dish area.
These findings were observed confirmed with V1 (Administrator) and V17 (Dietary Manager). V1 affirmed that the kitchen needed to be cleaned. On 4/24/2026 at 12:50 PM, V25 (Cook) was observed plating food on the steam table.
The kitchen had not been cleaned after the unsanitary conditions were identified. V25 looked at the ceiling tiles and walls and confirmed the observations. V25 stated, those have been there a while.
That looks like old grease to me.
Yeah, that isn't clean.On 4/25/2026 at 7:45 AM, V18 (Cook) was observed preparing food on the steam table.
V18's face had observable facial hair and was not restrained.
This observation was confirmed by V17 (Dietary Manager). V17 told V18, (V18), you need to wear a beard guard.
The US Department of Food and Drug Administration Food Code (2022) documents in part, 2-402 Hair Restraints: (A) Except as provided in (B) of this section, FOOD EMPLOYEES shall wear hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings or nets, beard restraints, and clothing that covers body hair, that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed FOOD; clean EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, and LINENS; and unwrapped SINGLE-SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES .3-304.11 Food Contact with Equipment and Utensils . FOOD shall only contact surfaces of:(A) EQUIPMENT and UTENSILS that are cleaned as specified under Part 4-6 of this Code and SANITIZED as specified under Part 4-7 of this Code; (B) Single-service and single-use articles; or (C) LINENS, such as cloth napkins, as specified under S 3-304.13 that are laundered as specified under Part 4-8 of this Code .4-301.14 Ventilation Hood Systems, Adequacy.
Ventilation hood systems and devices shall be sufficient in number and capacity to prevent grease or condensation from collecting on walls and ceilings .6-501.14 Cleaning Ventilation Systems, Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition. (A) Intake and exhaust air ducts shall be cleaned and filters changed so they are not a source of contamination by dust, dirt, and other materials . 4-301.14 Ventilation Hood Systems, Adequacy. If a ventilation system is inadequate, grease and condensate may build up on the floors, walls and ceilings of the food establishment, causing an insanitary condition and possible deterioration of the surfaces of walls and ceilings.
The accumulation of grease and condensate may contaminate food and food-contact surfaces as well as present a possible fire hazard.
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