Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF756Jun 11, 2026

  Based on interview, record review, and consultant pharmacist job description review the facility failed to ensure a monthly medication regimen review (MMR) was conducted by the consultant pharmacist for residents residing in the facility for twelve (12) of (12) months reviewed, with the potential to affect all 50 residents residing in the facility. Findings include:A review of the facility's, Consultant Pharmacist Job Description, revealed, .The Consultant Pharmacist is responsible for overseeing and monitoring the pharmaceutical services provided to residents.The Consultant Pharmacist ensures compliance with federal and state regulations, promotes safe medication practices, conducts monthly medication regimen reviews, and serves as a resource to the interdisciplinary healthcare team to… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF851Jun 11, 2026

  Based on interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to submit Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) staffing data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for one (1) of (1) quarter reviewed. (Fiscal Year Quarter 2 2026) Findings include:A review of the facility's, Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Reporting Policy and Procedure undated revealed, .Purpose To establish standardized procedures for the accurate collection, verification, maintenance, and submission of Payroll-Based Journal. (PBJ) staffing data in compliance with CMS requirements. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Oct 3, 2024

  Based on observations, staff interviews, record reviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to check and record food temperatures before serving all meals for the last 30 of 30 days. Findings Included: A review of the facility's policy titled Monitoring Temperatures of Cooked Foods revealed, Policy: The temperature of potentially hazardous cooked foods will be monitored to ensure that the foods are not in the danger zone (above 41 degrees F (Fahrenheit) and below 135 degrees F) for more than six hours . Cooking, holding, and storage temperatures should be recorded on a Food Temperature Monitoring Log. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Oct 3, 2024

  Based on record reviews, staff interviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to prevent the transmission of communicable diseases and infections. This failure was evidenced by the facility's failure to administer a second-step tuberculin (TB) skin test to one (1) of 17 residents (Resident #104) and 34 of 37 employees, who had no documentation of a negative TB skin test within the last 12 months. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF578Jun 11, 2026

  Based on staff interview, record review, and admission Package review, the facility failed to ensure residents or their Resident Representatives (RRs) were informed of their rights regarding Advance Directives (ADs), including whether an AD existed and whether they wished to receive information or assistance in formulating an AD, for two (2) of (16) sampled residents. Resident #11 and Resident #22.Findings included:A record review of the medical records for Resident #11 and Resident #22 revealed there was no documentation that the resident or the Resident Representative (RR) received information regarding formulating an Advance Directive (AD).A record review of the facility's admission Package revealed two (2) separate forms titled Advance Directive Consent, which included language… […]