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IVES HILL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
1200 JEWELL DRIVE, WATERTOWN, NY 13601
Last inspected Feb 5, 2026
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
This source doesn’t issue a letter grade, so CleanPlate derived the status from the reported violation data.
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Inspection history
Feb 5, 2026
✓1 violation
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Sep 29, 2025
✓1 violation
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Jan 28, 2025
✓1 violation
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Aug 1, 2024
✓2 violations
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Feb 16, 2024
✓1 violation
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Sep 14, 2023
✓Jan 31, 2023
✓3 violations
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Sep 29, 2022
✓1 violation
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Apr 1, 2022
✓Oct 22, 2021
✓Feb 25, 2020
✓1 violation
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Oct 15, 2019
✓Jan 9, 2019
✓Dec 10, 2018
✓Sep 20, 2018
✓1 violation
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
Nov 16, 2017
✓2 violations
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
Feb 14, 2017
✓1 violation
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Aug 15, 2016
✓4 violations
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
- Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Jan 8, 2016
✓5 violations
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
Oct 20, 2015
✕8 violations
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- Critical: Canned foods found in poor conditions (leakers, severe dents, rusty, swollen cans)
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Jan 13, 2015
✓3 violations
- Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
- Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Oct 10, 2014
✕4 violations
- Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
Apr 8, 2013
✓1 violation
- Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Mar 28, 2013
✓7 violations
- Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
- Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Dressing rooms dirty, not provided, improperly located
- Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
Oct 9, 2012
✓6 violations
- Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
- Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
- Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Improper thawing procedures used
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Source: New York State Department of Health. Data shown unmodified from the official record. See something wrong? Report a data issue.