Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to establish and maintain an effective Infection Control Program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections for 2 of 11 residents (Resident #32 and Resident #36) reviewed for infection control. LVN A provided wound care to Resident #32 with contaminated supplies: scissors and dermal wound cleanser (often no-rinse spray solutions designed to remove dirt, debris, and exudate from acute and chronic wounds) after she had used the same supplies to provide wound care for Resident #36 who had a positive wound culture on 4/8/26 for STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE (GROUP-B) (an opportunistic bacteria that can cause skin and… …
F880 citations in Texas
Infection prevention and control · Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Texas cites F880 more often than its own record predicts
1.35 times the share F880 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2025, this is the portion that was F880.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Texas surveyors wrote
F880 findings written in Texas, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
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 disease and infections for 27 of 64 residents (Residents #4 - #30). The facility failed to: 1. ensure LVN K doffed PPE inside rooms for residents on transmission-based precautions. 2. ensure LVN K and CNA L performed proper hand hygiene 3. isolate Resident #1 for C. difficile (a contagious bacteria that causes diarrhea and cramping, weight loss) positive collected 06/11/23 The facility had 27 residents test positive for COVID and 2 required hospitalization . …
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 resident (Resident #100) of 8 residents observed for infection control. The facility failed to ensure Resident #100's mattress was cleaned from the bowel movement before putting a new clean fitted sheet on the bed on 9/15/26. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Texas citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.31% | 1.42× |
| 2024 | 7.23% | 1.28× |
| 2025 | 8.35% | 1.35× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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