INSPECTORS have praised a residential care home after it was awarded the highest food hygiene score.
Abbotsfield Residential Care Home in Barrow was handed the rating of five out of five in its latest food hygiene inspection.
The care home, on Abbey Road, was given the score after inspection on July 8.
This means that the care home's hygiene standards are very good.
The hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage was found to be in a 'Good' standard.
The cleanliness and condition of facilities and building including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control to enable good food hygiene was in a 'Very good' standard.
And the management of food safety which verifies if the system or checks are in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future was found to be in a 'Very good' standard.
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