F 0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on observation, interview, and record review; the facility failed to maintain an infection control
program designed to prevent the development and transmission of infection for one staff (RN A) out of four
staff observed for infection control.
Residents Affected - Few
The facility failed to ensure RN A performed hand hygiene while providing lunch services in the dining room
area.
This failure could place the residents at risk for infection.
Findings include:
Observation on 07/05/23 at 12:52 PM revealed RN A was feeding one resident . No hand hygiene done
before, after, or during care. RN A then touched a second resident on the shoulder and spoke to the
resident. No hand hygiene done, after, or during care. RN A walked over to a third resident and touched that
resident back and removed clothing protector, placed on table, and then touched same resident's
wheelchair to move her away from the dining room table. No hand hygiene done before, after, or during
care. RN A removed clothing protector from a fourth resident and placed on the dining room table and
touched same resident's wheelchair to move resident away from dining room table. No hand hygiene done
before, after or during care. RN A touched a fifth resident on shoulder and spoke with same resident. No
hand hygiene done before, after, or during care. RN A pulled out a chair and sat down to help a sixth
resident eat.
In an interview on 07/05/23 at 01:31 PM with RN A, she stated she does hand hygiene before and after
feeding residents and after touching anything from patient to patient. She stated she should have done
hand hygiene between helping residents. She stated she I probably didn't think of it when asked why she
did not do hand hygiene between resident care. She stated doing hand hygiene was to prevent spreading
germs or cross contamination.
In an interview on 07/06/23 at 10:24 AM with the DON, she stated that staff were to complete hand hygiene
after feeding a resident and moving on to feed another resident. DON stated the staff were to complete
hand hygiene to prevent spread of infection.
Record review of In-Service: ALL STAFF, dated 05/24/2023, with a title of HIPPAA and Infection Control
revealed RN A name and signature. The policy, titled Standard Precautions Infection Control reflected, 1.
Hand hygiene: a. During the delivery of resident care services, avoid unnecessary touching of surfaces in
close proximity to the resident to prevent both contamination of clean hands from environmental surfaces
and transmission of pathogens from contaminated hands to surfaces .e. Staff must perform hand hygiene
.before and after direct contact with the resident . was attached and used
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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:
676488
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
676488
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/06/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Cedar Hollow Rehabilitation Center
5011 North US Hwy 75
Sherman, TX 75090
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
for this training.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Record review of the facility's policy reviewed 10/05/2020, titled Standard Precautions Infection Control
reflected, 1. Hand hygiene: a. During the delivery of resident care services, avoid unnecessary touching of
surfaces in close proximity to the resident to prevent both contamination of clean hands from environmental
surfaces and transmission of pathogens from contaminated hands to surfaces .e. Staff must perform hand
hygiene .before and after direct contact with the resident .
Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
676488
If continuation sheet
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