F 0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control
program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment to help prevent the
development and transmission of communicable disease and infections for one (Resident #1) of two
residents reviewed for infection control practices in that:
Residents Affected - Few
CNA A failed to perform proper hand hygiene and glove changes while providing incontinence care to
Resident #1.
This failure could place residents at risk for the spread of infection.
Findings included:
Review of Resident #1's face sheet dated 02/04/21, revealed a 70- year- old male admitted to the facility on
[DATE] with diagnoses including muscle weakness, muscle wasting and atrophy, contracture of muscle,
hemiplegia (partial or total paralysis) and hemiparesis (slight weakness) dementia, and diabetes mellitus.
Review of Resident #1's MDS assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #1 required extensive
assistance with most activities of daily living (ADLs) and one-person physical assistance with transfer.
Resident #1 was always incontinent of bowel and bladder.
Review of Resident #1's Care Plan dated 08/15/23 revealed he had bowel and bladder incontinence related
to urinary incontinence. The goal stated Resident will be maintained in a clean, dry state and prevent
complications of incontinence by checking and changing resident at regular intervals.
Observation of incontinence care for Resident #1 on 08/21/23 at 4:09 p.m. revealed CNA A did not wash
her hands prior to donning gloves. CNA A removed Resident #1's brief that was soiled with urine and fecal
matter. CNA A wiped the resident from front to back. She made 6 strokes of clean with same soiled wipe.
CNA A did not change gloves but continued to clean Resident #1. CNA A's gloves were visibly soiled with
urine and fecal matter. She did not wash her hands, change gloves, or perform hand hygiene before
retrieving Resident #1's clean brief and placing it underneath the resident and fastening. She removed her
gloves and picked up the trash. CNA A again, did not wash her hands before exiting Resident #1's room.
In an interview on 08/21/23 at 4:20 p.m. with CNA A, she revealed she should have washed her hands
before starting care and changed her gloves during care. CNA A also revealed she should have changed
her gloves before retrieving a clean brief and placing it underneath Resident #1. CNA A stated she
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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:
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Event ID:
675522
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
675522
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/22/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Avir at Monahans
1200 W 15th St
Monahans, TX 79756
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)
F 0880
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
has been in the facility for 1 month and received infection control training during orientation. She said the
resident could acquire an infection when she did not follow good infection control practices including
washing hands before commencing care.
During an interview with the DON on 08/22/23 at 11:52 a.m., she revealed she was aware of some of the
concerns raised about infection control. She stated she expected the aides to follow the facility protocols
during care, one of which was to ensure hand washing and change of gloves as needed while providing
care.
Review of the facility's Handwashing and Hand hygiene policy revised August 2019 reflected, This facility
considers hand hygiene the primary means to prevent the spread of infections
Policy Interpretation and Implementation:
1)
All personnel shall be trained and regularly in-serviced on the importance of hand hygiene in preventing the
transmission of healthcare-associated infections.
2)
All personnel shall follow the handwashing/Hang hygiene procedures to help prevent the spread of infection
to other personnel, residents, and visitors .
3)
Wash hands with soap (antimicrobial or non-antimicrobial) and water for the following situations:
a)
When hands are visibly soiled: and
b)
After contact with a resident with infectious diarrhea including, but not limited to infections caused by
norovirus, salmonella, shigella and C. difficile.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
675522
If continuation sheet
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