Forest View Rehab & Nursing Center
FOREST VIEW REHAB & NURSING CENTER in ITASCA, IL — inspection on September 17, 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
services or designee will be responsible for assuring that all foods needed for meal assembly are present at the appropriate time.4.
The meal will be checked against the therapeutic diet spread sheet to assure that foods are served as listed on the menu. 6.
Each meal will be checked for: a.
Correct name, room number, and diet order b.
Accuracy of following the therapeutic diet extension c.
Proper portion sizes.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
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COMPLETED
09/17/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Forest View Rehab & Nursing Center
535 South Elm Itasca, IL 60143
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to follow the facility's policy to serve food at a palatable temperature.
This applies to 6 of 6 residents (R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6) reviewed for dietary services in the sample 6.
The findings include: On September 15, 2025, at 11:48 AM, during lunch tray line service with V5 (Cook) and V6 (Cook), V5 and V6 served resident room meal trays on hard plastic, non-warmed, room temperature plates with lids. V5 and V6 did not use thermal bases or heated plates. On September 15, 2025, at 12:47 PM, V6 prepared a test meal tray. V6 used a hard plastic, non-warmed plate and placed cheese tortellini with meat sauce, green beans, and one piece of a plain breadstick. V6 placed a lid on the plate and placed the plate directly onto a serving tray.
The tray was placed on an open-air unit meal cart with the 1 North resident meal trays. At 12:51 PM, the meal cart was delivered to the 1 North resident hallway with the other resident meal trays. At 1:10 PM, when the last resident meal tray was delivered, V5 took the temperatures of the food on the test tray. V5 said the temperature of pasta with meat sauce was 110 degrees Fahrenheit and the green beans were 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
The pasta with meat sauce and the green beans tasted lukewarm. On September 15, 2025, at 4:54 PM, R1 said her warm food is frequently served cold. On September 15, 2025, at 2:55 PM, R2 said his warm food is usually served cold. On September 15, 2025, at 5:23 PM, R3 said the facility food is disastrous and is almost always not served warm enough. On September 16, 2025, at 2:38 PM, R4 said the warm food is frequently served cold. On September 16, 2025, at 2:40 PM, R5 said he gets served cold food when it is supposed to be warm. On September 16, 2025, at 2:40 PM, R6 said food that is supposed to be warm is served cold and the food that is supposed to be cold is served warm. On September 16, 2025, at 12:28 PM, V4 (Dietitian) said the dietary staff should be using heated plates, warming bases, plate covers, and closed carts to transport food to resident rooms. V4 said the base and the lid help to maintain food temperatures.
V4 said it is her expectation the food served to residents should not be less than 125 degrees Fahrenheit.
The facility's policy titled, Food Temperatures at Point of Service dated July 14, 2023, shows, Policy: Food will be prepared, held, and served in a manner that preserves nutritive value and palatability.Procedure:.4.
Best efforts will be made to present hot food hot and cold foods cold at point of service by using thermal lids and bases, heated or chilled plates and thermal pellets as necessary.
The facility policy titled, Food Temperature Resident Service dated April 2022, shows, Policy: The facility will ensure foods are served in an attractive and at temperature that is palatable and acceptable to the residents.
Procedure:.3.
Food will be transported to the dining rooms or resident rooms in methods that maintain the proper temperatures of the food. 4.
Hot foods will be served to the residents at a temperature palatable and acceptable to the resident, general practice should not be less than 125F.
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