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 establish and maintain an infection prevention
and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to help prevent
the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections for 1 of 7 residents (Resident
#1) and 1 of 4 staff (CNA A) reviewed for infection control.
Residents Affected - Few
The facility failed to ensure CNA A washed their hands upon entering rooms, donned appropriate PPE, and
washed their hands upon exiting the room of Resident #1 when she was on contact precautions on 3/9/25.
This failure could place residents at risk of exposure to infectious diseases due to improper infection control
practices.
Findings include:
Record review of Resident #1's facility face sheet, dated 3/13/25, indicated a [AGE] year-old female who
was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Resident #1 had a subsequent readmission on [DATE]. Resident #1
had diagnoses which included type 2 diabetes (uncontrolled blood sugar) and hypertension (high blood
pressure).
Record review of Resident #1's quarterly MDS assessment, dated 2/10/25, indicated she had a BIMS score
of 15, which indicated she was cognitively intact. She had a stage 3 and a stage 4 pressure ulcer. She
received antibiotics.
Record review of Resident #1's comprehensive care plan, initiated on 2/17/25, indicated she required
contact precautions for wound and had the following interventions: .put on gown and gloves prior to
entering the resident's room .wash hands or use hand sanitizer prior to entering the room
Record review of Resident #1's physician's order summary report, dated 3/10/25, indicated she had the
following physician's order, dated 2/7/25: .Contact Precautions every shift for Wound Healing
During an observation on 3/10/25 at 11:04 AM, Resident #1's room was observed with a sign at the
entrance which read: Contact Precautions and a PPE box was observed outside the doorway with PPE
located inside.
During an observation on 3/10/25 at 11:12 AM revealed CNA A entered Resident #1's room without
donning PPE, and without washing her hands or using sanitizer. The door was left open, and CNA A was
observed touching the bedsheets of Resident #1 to straighten them without gloves. She was then observed
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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
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Event ID:
675816
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
675816
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
03/12/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Greenbrier Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Pale
2404 Hwy 155
Palestine, TX 75803
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
to exit the room without washing her hands or using hand sanitizer.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
During an interview on 3/11/25 at 8:50 AM, the DON said the facility did not have a specific
policy/procedure for contact precautions. Instead, they used the contact precautions sign as a guide for
staff. She said they hung the sign outside the door for residents who were under contact precautions, so
staff were aware of the procedure to follow. She said she expected staff to wash their hands and don a
gown and gloves before entering a room for a resident under contact precautions and expected them to
remove PPE and wash hands upon exiting the room so that infections were not spread.
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview on 3/11/25 at 11:45 AM, CNA A said she must have just been nervous and forgot
Resident #1 was on contact precautions. She said she went in the room and adjusted the bedsheets
without washing her hands or using PPE. She said she was trained on infection control and handwashing.
She said residents could be at risk of infection or cross-contamination if proper infection control procedures
were not followed.
During an interview on 3/12/25 at 11:20 AM, the DON said she was responsible for infection control. She
said residents could get sick if proper infection control was not followed. She said she would be doing more
training and using different color signs to indicate the different types of precautions because she thought it
might make it easier to distinguish contact precautions between enhanced barrier precautions.
During an interview on 3/12/25 at 11:30 AM, the Administrator said residents could be at risk of getting sick
if infection control procedures were not followed. She said they would be implementing more
communication with staff to make sure they understood the differences between the different types of
precautions.
Record review of the facility's, undated, procedure sign titled Contact Precautions, read: .Don gown and
gloves outside of the resident's room. Remove gown and gloves and observe [perform] hand hygiene
before leaving the patient-care environment .avoid unnecessary touching of surfaces in close proximity to
the patient .Perform hand hygiene: before having direct contact with patients . after contact with inanimate
objects (including medical equipment) in the immediate vicinity of the patient
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
675816
If continuation sheet
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