Crowley County Nursing Center

In the surveyor’s words

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

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF921Feb 27, 2024

  Based on observation, record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to provide a safe, sanitary, functional and comfortable environment for residents, staff and the public. Specifically, the facility failed to: -Ensure a backflow prevention device was installed on the hand held shower hose in the shower room on B hall, increasing the risk of contamination to the facility's main water supply; and, -Ensure necessary kitchen equipment was maintained in safe, sanitary and working condition. Findings include: I. Backflow prevention devices A. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Jun 4, 2026

  Based on observations and interviews, the facility failed to maintain an infection control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment to help prevent the development and transmission of diseases and infection on two of four halls and in one of one dining room.Specifically, the facility failed to:-Ensure staff donned (put on) the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for a resident requiring enhanced barrier precautions (EBP) when obtaining vital signs; -Ensure vital signs equipment was sanitized between resident use; and,-Ensure staff performed hand hygiene while providing meal assistance. Findings include: I. EBP failures A. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF730Feb 27, 2024

  Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to complete a performance review of every nurse aide at least once every 12 months and provide regular in-service education based on the outcome of these reviews for four of four certified nurse aides (CNAs) reviewed. Specifically, the facility failed to: -Provide inservice education plans based on the outcome of the performance reviews for CNA #2, #3, #4, and #5; and, -Ensure CNAs received 12 hours of training annually for CNA #2, #3 and #4. Findings include: I. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF947Feb 27, 2024

  Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure in-service training for certified nurse aides (CNA) consisted of annual training for dementia management and/or annual abuse training for four of four CNAs reviewed. Specifically, the facility: -Failed to ensure CNAs #2, #3, #4, and #5 received annual dementia management training; and, -Failed to ensure CNAs #2, #3, and #4 received annual abuse training. Findings include: I. CNA training records review Four CNAs were reviewed for the annual required abuse and dementia management training. -Training records revealed four of the four CNAs did not have dementia training and three of the four CNAs did not have abuse training. CNA #2 was hired on 5/2/14. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF689Apr 13, 2023

  Based on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment remained as free of accident hazards as possible for three rooms out of 26 occupied rooms. Specifically the facility failed to ensure power strips were not plugged into another powerstrip/surge protector. Findings include: I. Facility policy The Electrical Safety for Residents policy, revised January 2011, was provided by the nursing home administrator (NHA) on 4/13/23 at 12:02 p.m. included, Power strips shall not be used as a substitute for adequate electrical outlets in the facility. Power strips may be used for a computer, monitor, and printer. II. Observations The room [ROOM NUMBER]A at 10:05 a.m. […]