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 11 residents reviewed
for infection control. (Resident #1).
Residents Affected - Few
The facility failed to place Resident #1 in contact isolation following a wound culture ( a test to determine if
microorganisms that cause infections are in the wound) indicating the resident had staphylococcus aureus
(a bacteria that causes infections) in her wound.
This failure could place residents at risk for being exposed to health complications and infectious diseases.
Findings included:
Record review of Resident #1's face sheet printed on 02/14/24 indicated Resident #1 was a 66 -year-old
female and admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including heart disease, dementia, and hereditary ataxia
(degenerative changes in the brain and spinal cord which affects walking, coordination, and speech).
Record review of the MDS dated [DATE] indicated Resident #1 indicated she had BIMS score of 11 which
indicated moderate cognitive impairment. Resident #1 required assistance of 1 staff with bathing grooming
and eating.
Record review of Resident #1's care plan dated 02/06/24 indicated for the wound infection the interventions
were to give the resident medications per physician's orders, monitor labs and wound cultures and report
abnormal results to the physician.
Record review of Resident #1's wound culture laboratory report dated 02/09/24 indicated she had
staphylococcus aureus (bacteria) in her sacral wound and was resistant to methicillin, tetracycline and
macrolide antibiotics.
Record review of Resident #1's physician orders dated 02/14/24 indicated to obtain a wound culture and
sensitivity from her sacrum related to diagnoses of cellulitis on 2/7/2024. The orders included to place the
resident in contact isolation related to bacteria in the wound that was resistant to macrolide, methicillin, and
tetracycline (antibiotics used for skin infections) with start date of 02/14/2024.
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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)
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Event ID:
676094
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
676094
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
02/15/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Focused Care at Orange
4201 Fm 105
Orange, TX 77630
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
During an observation and interview on 02/14/24 at 10:00 a.m., Resident #1 was in her room on a low bed.
She denied hurting and said the staff helped her when she needed help. There was no isolation cart and no
signs on the door to indicate Resident #1 was on contact isolation.
During an interview on 02/14/24 at 3:30 p.m., the ICP Nurse said she received the results for Resident #1
on Monday (02/12/24) out of the laboratory portal and gave the results to the Wound Care Nurse. The ICP
Nurse said she did not review the results and she thought the Wound Care Nurse would call the physician.
She said she forgot to follow up on the results with the Wound Care Nurse. She said Resident #1 should
have been placed in contact isolation on Monday 02/12/24. She said if Resident #12 was not placed in
contact isolation the bacteria or germs could spread to other residents. She said she had completed the
infection control training and was a certified ICP nurse. The ICP nurse said she was responsible for
overseeing infection control procedures and practices in the facility and reviewing cultures.
During an interview on 02/14/24 at 4:00 p.m., the Wound Care Nurse said she called the physician on
02/12/24 and notified his nurse practioner of the wound culture results. She said the Nurse Practioner said
Resident #1 was on the correct antibiotic to treat her infection. The Wound Care Nurse said she did not ask
or question about contact precautions.
During an interview on 02/15/24 at 9:30 a.m., the DON said her expectations were for the wound culture for
Resident #1 to be reviewed by the ICP Nurse and the Wound Care Nurse and for the physician to be
notified. She said Resident #1 should had been placed in contact isolation on Monday (02/12/24) when the
facility received the results. The DON said contact isolation was needed for multidrug resistant organisms
per the policy.
Record review of the policy titled Transmission-Based Precautions for infections dated 11/10/2019 and
revised 10/24/22 indicated . 1. Types of transmission-based precautions a. Contact- In additions to standard
precautions, Use Contact precautions (gown, gloves, mask or face shield if splashing could occur) for
residents known or suspected to be infected with microorganisms that can be easily transmitted by direct or
indirect contact such as handling environmental surfaces or resident care items. includes epidemiologically
important organisms (Multidrug resistant-organisms) such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) . 4. Transmission precautions should be initiated when infection suspected, do not wait for
laboratory results for positivity to initiated interventions.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
Facility ID:
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