Buford · Health score & inspection history
IVY SPRINGS SENIOR LIVING BUFORD
3177 Gravel Springs Rd Buford, GA 30519
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Gwinnett CountyWhat the inspector found
All 8 findings ↗8 findings recorded on Oct 19, 2026.
Inspector observationItem 2-1B ↗
Handwashing
Observed an employee handle dirty dishes, change gloves, and then handle clean dishes.// Employees must wash hands and exposed portions of arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service articles, and: 1) after touching exposed body parts; 2) after using the toilet room; 3) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; 4)after coughing, sneezing, using tobacco, eating, or drinking; 5) after handling soiled equipment or utensils; 6) during food preparation, as often as needed to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks; 7) when…
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Inspection item: Inspection item 2-1B
Code .03(5)(c)
Observed an employee handle dirty dishes, change gloves, and then handle clean dishes.// Employees must wash hands and exposed portions of arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service articles, and: 1) after touching exposed body parts; 2) after using the toilet room; 3) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; 4)after coughing, sneezing, using tobacco, eating, or drinking; 5) after handling soiled equipment or utensils; 6) during food preparation, as often as needed to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks; 7) when switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food; 8) before putting on gloves; 9) after engaging in other activities that contaminate hands; 10) a second time when entering the kitchen from using the restroom. (P) Corrective Actions: The gloves were discarded then the employee washed their hands and the clean dishes were taken to be washed again.//
Official report · Item 2-1B ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 2-2A ↗
Employee health reporting
Observed the person in charge (PIC) unable to name all five symptoms to report to the health department.// Person in charge shall explain their responsibility for preventing the transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease and can describe the symptoms associated with the diseases that are transmissible through food. They also shall be able to explain how food employees and conditional employees comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Person in charge (PIC) was educated on all five symptoms.//
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Inspection item: Inspection item 2-2A
Code .03(1)(c)2,3,17
Observed the person in charge (PIC) unable to name all five symptoms to report to the health department.// Person in charge shall explain their responsibility for preventing the transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease and can describe the symptoms associated with the diseases that are transmissible through food. They also shall be able to explain how food employees and conditional employees comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Person in charge (PIC) was educated on all five symptoms.//
Official report · Item 2-2A ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 10D ↗
Food labeling and containers
Observed no specifications of the allergens listed at the facility (i.e Shellfish (Shrimp)).// 1. If required by law, consumer warnings shall be provided. (C) 2. Food service establishment or manufacturers' dating information on foods may not be concealed or altered. (C) 3. The permit holder shall notify consumers by written notification of the presence of major food allergens as an ingredient in unpackaged food items that are served or sold to the consumer. (C)
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Inspection item: Inspection item 10D
Code .04(7)(d)
Observed no specifications of the allergens listed at the facility (i.e Shellfish (Shrimp)).// 1. If required by law, consumer warnings shall be provided. (C) 2. Food service establishment or manufacturers' dating information on foods may not be concealed or altered. (C) 3. The permit holder shall notify consumers by written notification of the presence of major food allergens as an ingredient in unpackaged food items that are served or sold to the consumer. (C)
Official report · Item 10D ↗Correction status not recorded
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Inspector observationItem 12B ↗
Personal cleanliness
Observed an employee prepare food with a bracelet on.// Food employees may not wear jewelry including medical information jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food (except for a plain ring such as a wedding band). (C) Corrective Actions: Bracelet was removed.//
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Inspection item: Inspection item 12B
Code .03(5)(h)
Observed an employee prepare food with a bracelet on.// Food employees may not wear jewelry including medical information jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food (except for a plain ring such as a wedding band). (C) Corrective Actions: Bracelet was removed.//
Official report · Item 12B ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 12C ↗
Wiping cloth use and storage
Observed two buckets of quat sanitizer holding in-use cloths with a concentration below 0 ppm.// Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be stored in sanitizer of the appropriate concentration in-between uses and laundered daily. (C) Corrective Actions: The buckets were remade to it's appropriate concentration.//
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Inspection item: Inspection item 12C
Code .04(4)(m)
Observed two buckets of quat sanitizer holding in-use cloths with a concentration below 0 ppm.// Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be stored in sanitizer of the appropriate concentration in-between uses and laundered daily. (C) Corrective Actions: The buckets were remade to it's appropriate concentration.//
Official report · Item 12C ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 14B ↗
Utensil, equipment and linen storage
Observed multiple dishes stored as clean stacked wet.// After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils: 1. Shall be air-dried or used after adequate draining before contact with food; (C) and 2. May not be cloth dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry. (C) Corrective Actions: The dishes were rearranged to allow to be air dried as they were just done from the warewashing area.//
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Inspection item: Inspection item 14B
Code .05(10)(a)
Observed multiple dishes stored as clean stacked wet.// After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils: 1. Shall be air-dried or used after adequate draining before contact with food; (C) and 2. May not be cloth dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry. (C) Corrective Actions: The dishes were rearranged to allow to be air dried as they were just done from the warewashing area.//
Official report · Item 14B ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 17B ↗
Garbage disposal
Observed by the dumpster, several full trash bags sitting outside the dumpster.// Refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be removed from the premises at a frequency that will minimize the development of objectionable odors and other conditions that attract or harbor insects and rodents. (C)
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Inspection item: Inspection item 17B
Code .06(5)(r),(s)
Observed by the dumpster, several full trash bags sitting outside the dumpster.// Refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be removed from the premises at a frequency that will minimize the development of objectionable odors and other conditions that attract or harbor insects and rodents. (C)
Official report · Item 17B ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 17D ↗
Ventilation and lighting
Observed an employee purse and employee bag stored in the walk in pantry not in its designated area.// Areas designated for employees to eat, drink, and use tobacco shall be located so that food, equipment, linens, and single-service and single-use articles are protected from contamination. (C) Corrective Actions: The employee items were moved to its designated area.//
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Inspection item: Inspection item 17D
Code .07(4)(b)
Observed an employee purse and employee bag stored in the walk in pantry not in its designated area.// Areas designated for employees to eat, drink, and use tobacco shall be located so that food, equipment, linens, and single-service and single-use articles are protected from contamination. (C) Corrective Actions: The employee items were moved to its designated area.//
Official report · Item 17D ↗Correction status not recorded
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