F0914

E

Failure to Provide Full Visual Privacy in Dual-Occupancy Rooms

Ballinger, Texas Survey Completed on 02-19-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

Surveyors found that the facility failed to ensure full visual privacy in three dual-occupancy rooms (Rooms 5, 18, and 21) during a review of 30 such rooms. Observations showed that each of these rooms had an A and B bed separated by a single ceiling-to-floor curtain that divided the center of the room but stopped approximately 12 inches from the wall, leaving a gap. In addition, each bed had its own side curtain, but these side curtains left gaps of approximately 18 inches and 30 inches, preventing total visual privacy for the residents in those beds. During an interview, the Administrator acknowledged that if a resident room did not have a full visual privacy curtain, it would not provide privacy when a resident requested it, and also stated that the facility did not have a policy regarding privacy curtains.

The report states that this failure could lead to a lack of privacy for residents, allow residents' private medical treatment to be observed by roommates or others, and lead to a decline in psychosocial well-being.