Health inspection·December 4, 2025

F 0812 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Based on observation, interviews and record review, the facility failed to store food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety for 1 of 1-unit refrigerators (resident refrigerator RR #1), 1 of 1 resident freezer (resident freezer RF #1) and 1 of 1 resident walk in pantry (walk in pantry WP#1) reviewed for storage, preparation and sanitation. -The facility failed to ensure a bag of chicken taquito were properly sealed and a loaf of bread wrapped in plastic wrap that was expired dated 11-21-25 was left in refrigerators beyond safe use by dates. -The facility failed to ensure bags of grapes, herbs, and celery were stored in the resident's refrigerator were placed in sealed containers protected from cross contamination and exposure to splash, dust, or other contamination. -The facility failed to ensure the coffee left on counter and sugar in the resident's dry food pantry were placed in sealed containers protected from contamination and exposure to splash, dust, or other contamination which compromises the integrity of the food until food is ready to use. -The facility failed to ensure DA #4, DA #5, DA#6, DA #7 and the chef wore and placed beard restraints correctly to prevent hair from contaminating food being prepared and ready for consumption. -The facility failed to ensure and maintain the safety of a cooking pan surface which had contact with food to prevent cross-contamination of pan coating particles in food ready for consumption. These failures could place residents who receive meals and/or snacks from the kitchen at risk for food contamination and food borne illness. Findings included: Observations during the initial tour of the kitchen on 12/02/25 at 8:00 am revealed one bag of sugar in the dry storage pantry, a package of coffee pouches on the counter opened and exposed to air. In the walking in refrigerator a container of celery opened was not properly sealed closed, a bag of fresh herbs was opened not properly sealed closed, a container full of bags of grapes were opened not properly sealed closed and in the freezer a bag of chicken taquitos and a loaf of bread was wrapped in plastic wrap dated 11/21/25 and was expired. In an interview and with DA#1 on 12/02/25 at 9:32 AM she said all kitchen staff were responsible for cleaning the refrigerator and made sure that all food was labeled, sealed, had not expired and had a use by date. DA#1 stated the refrigerator, and freezer were cleaned, and all expired food was thrown out daily. DA#1 could not explain why the grapes, celery, herbs, and chicken taquitos were not sealed correctly just that the staff must have thought they were sealed properly. DA#1 said the loaf of bread must have been pushed to the back of the rack when it was restocked and not was not notice so the expiration date of 11/21/25 was never checked. DA#1 said she did not know why the sugar and coffee was left open only the person might have been in hurry and did not properly store the items correctly. In an interview on 12/02/25 at 10:01 AM with DA#2 she stated she could not recall when the open bags of grapes, celery, herbs and chicken taquitos were not sealed correctly and placed in the refrigerator but knew that all items put in the refrigerator were to be sealed with a use by date. DA#2 stated the staff throw away all expired food daily and clean refrigerator and freezer weekly and did not know or see the expired bread. DA#2 (continued on next page) Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation. LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE TITLE (X6) DATE FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Facility ID: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 2 Event ID: 675268 Printed: 05/15/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391 Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION 675268 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 12/04/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Laredo Medical Center 1700 E Saunders St Laredo, TX 78044 For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency. (X4) ID PREFIX TAG SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)