F0914

E

Failure to Provide Full Visual Privacy in Dual-Occupancy Rooms

San Angelo, Texas Survey Completed on 03-05-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

Surveyors identified that dual-occupancy rooms in the facility were not designed or equipped to assure full visual privacy for residents. Observation of rooms 301, 303, 306, 307, 309, and 310 showed each contained an A and B bed separated only by a single ceiling-to-floor curtain that divided the center of the room but stopped approximately 24 inches from the door, and the curtains did not extend around the entire beds to provide full coverage and privacy. These observations demonstrated that the rooms lacked ceiling-suspended curtains that extended around each bed to provide total visual privacy.

During interview, the DON stated she was unaware that the existing curtains failed to provide full visual privacy and acknowledged there was a possibility of residents being exposed during resident care if the door was not closed. In a separate interview, the Administrator similarly acknowledged that if there was no full visual privacy in the resident rooms, there was a possibility of residents being exposed during resident care, and further stated that the facility did not have a policy on full visual privacy curtains.