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 and to help prevent the
development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections for 1 (Residents #1) out of 3
residents reviewed for infection control, in that:
Residents Affected - Few
The facility failed to ensure CNA B contained the dirty wipes after cleaning Resident #1; CNA B threw the
used wipes across Resident #1 to the trash can located at the opposite side of the bed whilre providing
incontinent care to Resident #1.
The facility failed to ensure that CNA C did not put clean gloves in her scrubs pocket during incontinent
care for Resident #1.
These failures could increase the spread of infection and place residents living in the facility at risk of
exposure to infections.
Findings include:
Record review of face sheet revealed Resident #1 was a [AGE] year old male who was admitted to the
facility on [DATE]. His diagnoses include need for assistance with personal care, hypertension, acute
respiratory failure, overactive bladder, communication deficits, shortness of breath, muscle wasting,
constipation, generalized anxiety disorder, cognitive communication deficit.
Record review of MDS (minimum data set) dated 2/28/2024 revealed Resident #1 needed extensive
assistance for ADL care and required one-person physical assistant.
Record review of the care plan dated 3/10/2024 revealed Resident #1 had impaired functional mobility and
required assistance with ADLs, with interventions included to assess the degree of functional impairment
and assist resident with ADL's (Activity of Daily Living) based on the current level of mobility.
On 04/08/2024 at 3:15pm in an observation, CNA B was providing incontinent care on Resident #1. CNA B
was cleaning Resident #1 and she was throwing the wipes across the bed to the other side where the trash
can was located, some of the wipes fell on the floor. CNA C was assisting CNA B during the incontinent
care. CNA C removed gloves from her scrubs pocket and donned them during the incontinent care.
On 04/08/2024 at 3:35pm in an interview with CNA B, she stated she had training on infection
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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:
676155
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
676155
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/10/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
The Courtyards at Pasadena
4048 Red Bluff Road
Pasadena, TX 77503
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
control during hiring with hands-on checkoffs, and she also had an in-service on infection control too. She
stated the deficient practice could potentially spread microorganisms into the air and cause contamination.
On 04/08/2024 at 3:39pm in an interview with CNA C, she stated she was trained on infection control when
she was hired at the facility. CNA C verbalized the understanding that her pocket was not sanitized and
thereby contaminated the clean gloves.
On 04/08/2024 at 8:10pm in an interview with the DON, she said tomorrow (04/09/2024) would be an
excellent day for training because they actually had skills checkoff tomorrow and they did check offs on
everything that the CNAs did like peri care/incontinent care, hand washing, donning gloves, and all kind of
infection control stuffs. She stated they did that training monthly or yearly depending on what was going on.
She stated Everybody gets training tomorrow and skills checkoff, just in case they forgot all the rules and
regulations about patient care. The DON stated the deficient practice placed residents at risk for cross
contamination and infection.
Record review of facility policy titled 'Infection Prevention and control policies and procedures' dated
02/17/2021 revealed in part, the infection prevention and control program consist of currently acceptable
infection control standards practices and activities, and training provided to employees regarding hand
hygiene, hand washing, universal standard and transmission based precautions, proper handling of linens,
waste, equipment and supplies.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
676155
If continuation sheet
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