The Oaks of Houma

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at The Oaks of Houma, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Mar 26, 2026

  Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure:1. Staff used Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) when providing care to residents (Resident #21, Resident #27, Resident #47); and,2. Staff followed infection control guidelines during wound care (Resident #57).This deficient practice was identified for 3 (Resident #21, Resident #27, Resident #47) of 5 sampled residents observed with EBP, and 1 (Resident #57) of 4 sampled residents observed during wound care. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF565Mar 12, 2025

  Based on record reviews and interviews, the facility failed to document and address complaints voiced by the Resident Council during the facility's Resident Council meetings for 3 of 3 Resident Council meeting minutes reviewed. Findings: Review of the facility's Grievances-Residents policy, dated 03/1993 and revised on 05/2024 revealed, in part, the minutes of each Resident Council meeting should be recorded and future meetings should indicate progress made on each suggestion/recommendation, and/or the reason(s) for rejection if changes suggested could not be implemented. Further review of the policy revealed the grievance official was responsible for overseeing the grievance process, which included receiving, investigating and tracking grievances. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF609Mar 7, 2024

  Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to report an allegation of abuse and the results of the investigation as required for 6 (Resident #8, Resident #10, Resident #25, Resident #53, Resident #56, and Resident #80) of 8 (Resident #8, Resident #10, Resident #18, Resident #25, Resident #53, Resident #56, Resident #80, and Resident #84) sampled residents investigated for abuse. Findings: Review of a policy and procedure titled, Incident Investigation and Reporting (LA Only) , most recently reviewed and/or revised on10/2022 revealed, the administrator shall report to the State Survey Agency, no later than two hours after forming the suspicion, if the event that cause the suspicion involve abuse. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF610Mar 7, 2024

  Based on record reviews and interviews, the facility failed to conduct a thorough investigation following an allegation of abuse for 4 (Resident #8, Resident #10, Resident #53, and Resident #56) of 8 (Resident #8, Resident #10, Resident #18, Resident #25, Resident #53, Resident #56, Resident #80, and Resident #84) sampled residents investigated for abuse. Findings: Review of a policy and procedure titled, Incident Investigation and Reporting (LA Only), most recently reviewed and/or revised on 10/2022 revealed, in part, the facility would thoroughly investigate all alleged violations under the direct supervision of the Administrator. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF656Mar 16, 2023

  Based on record reviews and interviews, the facility failed to ensure a resident's care plan was implemented by failing to document meal intakes. This deficient practice was identified for 2 (Resident #92 and Resident #105) of 6 residents investigated for nutrition in a total investigative sample of 25. Findings: Review of the facility's Food Intake Records policy and procedure revealed, in part, the intake of each resident must be documented at each meal. Resident #92 Review of Resident #92's Minimum Data Set (MDS) with an Assessment Reference Date (ARD) of 12/27/2022 revealed, in part, Resident #92 had diagnoses including cancer, anorexia nervosa, and abnormal weight loss. […]