Odessa Health Care Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Odessa Health Care Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF725Aug 18, 2026

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure adequate staff were present in the facility on the night shift between 07:53 P.M to 08:30 P.M. on 8/16/26. This had the potential to affect all residents within the facility. The facility census was 58.Review of the facility policy titled Sufficient Staff Policy revised on 05/18/24, showed:-It is the policy of the facility to provide sufficient staff with appropriate competencies and skill sets to assure resident safety and attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident; and-The facility's census, acuity and diagnoses of the resident population will be considered based on the facility assessment. 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF727Aug 18, 2026

  Based on observation, interview and record review, facility staff failed to ensure there was a full-time Director of Nursing (DON) for at least 40 hours a week since the DON was filling in as the night shift nurse and not working in the role as the DON on the day shift. There were no other staff reassigned to perform the DON duties on the day shifts. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all residents residing in the facility. The facility census was 58.Review of the Facility assessment dated [DATE] showed:-Total resident census was 54 residents; and-The facility needs one Administrator, one Administrative Assistant, and one DON full-time days to provide support and care for the residents. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Feb 18, 2026

  Based on observation and interview the facility failed to ensure the kitchen equipment was kept clean for storage and cooking of food. This deficient practice potentially affected everyone who ate out of the kitchen. The facility census was 60 residents. 1. Observation on 1/28/226 at 8:59 A.M. of the kitchen showed:-The convection oven had grease build up on the inside windows and lip below the food racks.-The floor of the oven had raised burnt food debris at the base. -There was a greasy film on the outside of the oven.-The stove had a greasy film and debris on the knobs, front panel, oven handle and platform (on top of the stove).-Refrigerator #1 had a sticky, dried, orange spill on the floor of the refrigerator with food spillage and crumbs.-Refrigerator #3 had fruits and vegetables… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Feb 18, 2026

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure handwashing was completed to prevent cross contamination during tracheostomy (a surgical procedure that creates an opening, or stoma, through the neck into the trachea (windpipe) care and failed to use enhanced barrier precautions (EBP- an infection control intervention in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that mandate the use of gowns and gloves during high-contact resident care activities) when providing care for one sampled resident (Resident #4), out of 15 sampled residents; and the facility failed to provide and ensure accurate documentation of tuberculosis (TB a communicable disease that affects especially the lungs, that is characterized by fever, cough, difficulty in breathing, abnormal lung… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF725Jun 18, 2025

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to have sufficient staffing on a 24-hour basis to care for resident's basic needs and to ensure resident safety for three sampled residents (Resident # 1, #3 and #4) out of three sampled residents. This practice had the potential to affect all residents. The facility census was 56 residents. Review of the facility Sufficient Staff Policy updated 5/18/24, showed: -It was the policy of the facility to provide sufficient staff with appropriate competencies and skills sets to assure resident safety and attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well being of each resident. […]