Bayou Chateau Nursing Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Bayou Chateau Nursing Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF732Aug 7, 2024

  Based on observation and interview the facility failed to post nurse staffing information on a daily basis that included the resident census, and total number and actual hours worked by RNs, LPNs and CNA staff directly responsible for resident care per shift. The facility census was 47. Findings: Observation on 08/05/2024 at 6:03 a.m. revealed a form for daily nursing hours dated 08/01/2024- 08/12/2024 was posted on a bulletin board near the nurse's station. Daily staffing hours were not posted for 08/02/2024, 08/03/2024, 08/04/2024, and 08/05/2024. Interview with S3 RN revealed she was unsure who was responsible for completing and posting the daily nursing hours over the weekend, but that they should be posted daily. Observation on 08/05/2024 at 7:45 a.m. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Aug 9, 2023

  Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety by failing to: 1) ensure cooking equipment was cleaned after each use, 2) ensure food preparation equipment was cleaned after each use, 3) ensure spices and seasonings containers were placed on the shelf in a sanitary condition, and 4) ensure spices and seasonings stored on the shelf were not expired and were labeled and dated properly. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF761Sep 17, 2025

  Based on observation and interview the facility failed to ensure drugs and biologicals were labeled and stored appropriately based on current acceptable professional principles. The Facility failed to ensure: 1. Expired medications were not available for administration to residents for 1 (med cart A) of 3 (med cart A, med cart B, and med cart C) medication carts observed. 2. Medications and wound care products were labeled with the date it was opened for 1 (med cart B) of 3 (med cart A, med cart B, and med cart C) medication carts observed. 3. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Sep 17, 2025

  Based on observation, record review, and interview, 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 of communicable diseases and infections by: 1. Failed to ensure staff sanitized hands between residents, while providing assistance during mealtime. This deficient practice had the potential to affect 12 residents that are fed by staff in the facility, and; 2.Failed to ensure Enhanced Barrier Precautions were followed for Resident #5 and Resident #33. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all 12 residents that are on EBP. The total sample size was 20. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF686Aug 17, 2022

  Based on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure 1 of 1 sampled residents (Resident #39), reviewed for pressure ulcers, and at risk for pressure sore development, received the necessary treatment and services to prevent and promote the healing of pressure ulcers. The total sample was 31 residents. The Facility failed to: 1. Timely identify/assess a new pressure ulcer to Resident #39's right heel and an open excoriation to right buttocks; 2. Implement treatment timely for newly identified unstageable PU to Resident #39's left heel, stage 2 to left great toe, and stage 2 to the top of left foot; 3. Follow physician's orders [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] 4. Follow policy and procedures for wound treatment/assessment; 5. […]