KENNEDY TOWNSHIP, Pa. \u2014 An assisted living facility in Kennedy Township was hit with a consumer alert on Monday. <\/p>\n
An inspection report from the Allegheny County Health Department lists six violations found at Caring Heights Community Care & Rehabilitation Center, only one of which was considered high risk for foodborne illness. <\/p>\n
That high-risk violation had to do with cold holding temperatures. The report states that elevated temperatures were noted in the walk-in cooler — cooked noodles were 47 degrees, pickles in brine were 48 degrees and a single serving carton of milk was 27 degrees. All of those items were discarded during the inspection. <\/p>\n
In the medium-risk category, the report flags the ambient temperatures of two coolers. The walk-in cooler had an ambient air temperature of 48 degrees during the inspection, and a temperature log showed that in the previous week the temperatures were consistently 42 degrees or higher. <\/p>\n
An upright two-door cooler also had elevated temperatures, typically fluctuating between 44-50 degrees. <\/p>\n
The report also calls out a \u201clack of active managerial control\u201d in the medium-risk level, since \u201cinadequate action\u201d was taken by the facility to repair the malfunctioning walk-in cooler. <\/p>\n
The health department says the consumer alert can be removed once the walk-in cooler is serviced and the holding temperature is below 41 degrees. <\/p>\n
If that\u2019s not done before Aug. 5, the facility will be ordered closed. <\/p>\n
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