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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Belle Teche Nursing & Rehab Center during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
The facility failed to keep the kitchen sanitary during meal prep and failed to store dishware properly. Surveyors observed uncovered pans of cornbread on the serving table beneath dusty ceiling tiles and a dusty vent, and they also found plates in the plate warmer, saucers, and plate covers stored right side up and uncovered instead of inverted or covered.
Failure to notify the RP of a significant change in condition: a resident with metabolic encephalopathy and malnutrition was found slumped over with brown emesis, decreased responsiveness, and absent bowel sounds. The LPN notified the NP and received new orders for Zofran, STAT KUB, and STAT CBC, but did not notify the RP of the change in condition or the new orders, despite knowing the facility policy requiring immediate family notification.
Late Transmission of MDS Assessments: The facility failed to encode and transmit MDS assessments to the State within the required timeframe for three residents. Record review showed quarterly MDS assessments were completed and then submitted more than 14 days later, and the MDS staff member confirmed the submissions were late.
A resident at high risk for falls had documented fall interventions that were not followed. The resident had unwitnessed falls with no injury, and staff observed the call light out of reach and the wheelchair at bedside instead of outside the room as planned; an LPN and an LPN/CNA supervisor confirmed the interventions were not being implemented.
Failure to provide needed grooming assistance: A resident with moderately impaired cognition and dependence for ADLs was observed multiple times with overgrown, long, curled facial hair on her chin. The resident said staff got her ready for the day but her facial hair had not been shaved for months and she wanted it shaved. Task documentation showed no shaving recorded for an extended period, and CNA/LPN staff confirmed grooming and shaving were their responsibility and should have been done right away when facial hair was long.
Inaccurate Documentation of Controlled Medication Count: A resident receiving PRN hydrocodone-acetaminophen had a mismatch between the narcotic count and the MAR because an LPN administered the medication but did not immediately document it on the Individual Narcotic Record. The DON confirmed the narcotic administration should have been documented right after it was given.
Unsecured medications were left on top of an unattended med cart, contrary to the facility’s medication storage policy. An LPN left three blister cards containing Olanzapine, Citalopram, and Levothyroxine on top of Med Cart B, and confirmed they were accessible to unauthorized personnel and residents. The DON confirmed medications should not be left on top of a cart when unattended.
Failure to provide scheduled bathing and hygiene assistance. A resident with intact cognition, morbid obesity, COPD, diabetic nephropathy, and need for personal care assistance was assessed as requiring substantial maximal help with bathing. Although the care plan directed staff to assist with bathing, hygiene, dressing, and grooming, task documentation showed only partial baths on two occasions and no bath on another scheduled day; the resident stated she was supposed to receive full bed baths, and the CNA supervisor and ADMIN confirmed the missed care.
Insufficient CNA coverage led to missed incontinence care for a resident who was incontinent of urine, needed help with toileting hygiene, and had a care plan requiring checks at least every 2 hours. The CNA assigned to the resident’s hall repeatedly clocked in late or did not arrive on time, and nursing leadership confirmed the late arrivals and lack of reporting through the chain of command.
A high fall-risk resident with severe cognitive impairment and a care plan requiring the bed to be kept in the lowest position was left with the bed elevated after a CNA, who observed the unsafe bed height during rounds, chose not to enter the room, lower the bed, or notify nursing staff. Minutes later, a visitor heard the resident yelling and found the resident on the floor near the bed, complaining of hip and leg pain. The resident was sent to the ER, where imaging showed a displaced intertrochanteric femur fracture requiring surgical repair. The facility’s investigation and video review confirmed that the CNA recognized the elevated bed and failed to intervene, in violation of fall prevention policies and the abuse/neglect policy.
A resident with a stage 4 sacral pressure ulcer, hemiplegia, chronic skin ulcers, bilateral leg contractures, and Type 2 DM had extensive missing CNA documentation for turning and repositioning care in the electronic kiosk system over multiple days and shifts. Facility policy required CNAs to document all tasks, including refusals, each shift. The resident reported that CNAs offered to turn him but he often refused, and a CNA confirmed frequent refusals and the expectation to notify the nurse and document these in the kiosk. The DON and administrator verified that CNA task records lacked required entries and initials for turn/reposition tasks, resulting in incomplete and inaccurate medical records.
A resident with Alzheimer's and dementia, assessed as a definite risk for wandering, did not have a care plan addressing this risk. This deficiency was confirmed by facility staff during a record review.
Unsanitary food prep area and improper dishware storage
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The facility failed to distribute, store, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety by not ensuring the food service area remained sanitary during meal preparation and by not storing residents’ dishware inverted or covered. During an observation of the kitchen, two uncovered rectangular pans of cornbread were sitting on the serving table while the ceiling tiles and ceiling vent above them had small amounts of visible dust particles. An interview with kitchen staff confirmed the cornbread was hot and could not be covered at that time, and the Director of Maintenance confirmed the visible dust on the ceiling tiles and vent and stated those areas were supposed to be cleaned weekly by kitchen staff. Further observation showed dishware stored improperly in the service area: plates in the plate warmer were facing upward and uncovered, saucers on the shelf below the service line were facing upward and uncovered, and plate covers on the counter were stored right side up. The Director of Maintenance confirmed that the plates, saucers, and plate covers should have been stored inverted and were not. The facility’s requested policies provided after the observations did not address the observed unsanitary food preparation conditions or the improper storage of dishware.
Failure to Notify RP of Significant Change in Condition
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The facility failed to notify the resident’s Responsible Party immediately after a change in physical condition for one resident. Resident #91, who had diagnoses including metabolic encephalopathy, unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition, and abnormality of albumin, was found on 06/11/2026 at 10:41 p.m. sitting in a wheelchair at the main nursing station, slumped over with brown emesis falling from the mouth and only responsive to physical stimuli. The resident was transferred to bed, vital signs were obtained, bowel sounds were absent, and the abdomen was soft and not distended. The nurse informed the NP, who issued new orders for Zofran 4 mg ODT sublingual, a STAT KUB, and a STAT CBC. Review of the record did not show that the resident’s RP was notified of the change in condition or the new orders. The RP later stated that he visited about two weeks earlier on a Sunday and was told by the assigned nurse that the resident had not been feeling well since Friday, and he questioned why the family had not been notified. The LPN confirmed she did not notify the family and acknowledged awareness of the facility policy requiring immediate notification of the RP for changes in condition and new orders; the ADM and DON also confirmed the RP should have been notified.
Late Transmission of MDS Assessments
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The facility failed to encode and transmit MDS assessments to the State within 7 days of completion for 3 residents out of 3 residents reviewed for resident assessment. The facility policy titled Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Policy stated that within seven days after completing the resident assessment, the data would be encoded for transmittal to the state, and electronic transmittals would occur weekly when possible, but at least monthly. Review of the electronic clinical record and CMS transmittal validation reports showed that Resident #34 had a quarterly MDS with an ARD of 03/07/2026 that was completed on 03/21/2026 and transmitted on 04/06/2026. Resident #50 had a quarterly MDS with an ARD of 06/06/2026 that was completed on 06/19/2026 and transmitted on 07/07/2026. Resident #71 had a quarterly MDS with an ARD of 06/06/2026 that was completed on 06/19/2026 and transmitted on 07/06/2026. On 07/08/2026 at 10:48 a.m., S10MDS reviewed the records and transmittal reports and confirmed that each MDS assessment was submitted more than 14 days after completion and was late.
Failure to Implement Documented Fall Interventions
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The facility failed to ensure a person-centered care plan was implemented for a resident identified as high risk for falls by not carrying out fall interventions that were documented in the care plan. The resident was admitted with diagnoses including hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting the right dominant side, history of falling, and restlessness and agitation. The resident’s care plan, revised on 06/10/2026, identified him as at high risk for falls and included interventions to place his wheelchair outside the room when he was in bed per family request and to keep the call light within reach and respond in a timely manner. Incident reports showed the resident had an unwitnessed fall with no injury on 05/04/2026 while stating he was going to smoke, and another unwitnessed fall with no injury on 05/10/2026 while stating he was trying to get to his wheelchair and fell. During observation on 07/06/2026, the resident’s call light was on the nightstand at the foot of the bed and outside his reach, and an LPN confirmed it should have been within reach. During observation on 07/08/2026, the resident was in bed eating breakfast with his wheelchair at bedside, and an LPN/CNA supervisor confirmed it should have been placed outside the room.
Failure to Provide Needed Grooming Assistance
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The facility failed to ensure a resident who required assistance with personal care received assistance with activities of daily living to maintain good grooming. Resident #67 was admitted with diagnoses including sequelae of other cerebrovascular disease, hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebrovascular disease affecting the left non-dominant side, and primary generalized osteoarthritis. Her most recent quarterly MDS showed a BIMS score of 10, indicating moderately impaired cognition, and her care plan stated she needed assistance with bathing, hygiene, dressing, and grooming. The MDS also scored her personal hygiene, including combing hair and shaving, as requiring substantial/maximal assistance. During observations on 07/06/2026 and 07/07/2026, Resident #67 was seen in bed, in her wheelchair, and in the dining room with overgrown facial hair on her chin that was described as long and curled. She stated staff got her ready for the day and that her facial hair had last been shaved months ago, and she said she did not like the facial hair and wanted it shaved. Review of task documentation showed no shaving documented from 06/20/2026 through 07/07/2026. Staff interviews confirmed that grooming, including shaving, was their responsibility, that the resident was dependent on staff for ADL care, and that if facial hair was long it should have been shaved right away.
Inaccurate Documentation of Controlled Medication Count
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The facility failed to ensure nurses followed its policy for documenting controlled medications by accurately recording the count of controlled substances in Med Cart A for Resident #38. The facility policy for controlled medications required the licensed nurse administering the medication to immediately document the date and time of administration, amount administered, signature of the nurse, and amount remaining on the accountability record. Resident #38 was admitted with a diagnosis including encounter for other orthopedic aftercare and had an order for Hydrocodone Acetaminophen 7.5-325 mg, 1 tablet by mouth every 6 hours as needed for pain. During a narcotic count on Med Cart A, the Individual Narcotic Record showed 18 tablets with the last documented dose on 07/06/2026 at 8:00 p.m., but 17 tablets were actually counted. The MAR showed the medication was administered at 11:55 a.m. on 07/07/2026, yet the Individual Narcotic Record did not show that administration. The LPN confirmed she gave the medication and did not document it immediately, and the DON confirmed the nurse should have documented the narcotic administration immediately after it was given.
Unsecured medications left on top of unattended med cart
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Medication storage was not maintained in accordance with the facility’s policy when medications for Resident #23 were left unsecured on top of Med Cart B on Hall E. The facility policy stated that medication supplies are to be accessible only to licensed nursing or medical personnel and pharmacy personnel, and that medication rooms, carts, and supplies are to be locked or attended by authorized persons. During observation, Med Cart B was unattended for 3 minutes, and three unsecured blister cards containing medications were visible on top of the cart. At 9:18 a.m., S6LPN returned to Med Cart B and confirmed that she had left the blister cards on top of the cart and left it unattended. The medications identified were Olanzapine 5 mg with 3 pills in the blister card, Citalopram 40 mg with 1 pill in the blister card, and Levothyroxine 50 mcg with 3 pills in the blister card. S6LPN confirmed the medications were accessible to unauthorized personnel and residents and stated she should have placed them inside Med Cart B and locked it before leaving. At 9:52 a.m., S2DON confirmed that medications should not be left on top of medication carts when unattended and that the nurse should have locked the cart before leaving it unattended.
Failure to Provide Scheduled Bathing and Hygiene Assistance
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The facility failed to ensure a resident who required assistance with activities of daily living received good grooming and personal hygiene. Resident #1 was admitted with diagnoses including type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy, morbid obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation, muscle wasting and atrophy of both hands, and need for assistance with personal care. Her quarterly MDS showed intact cognition with a BIMS score of 15 and indicated she required substantial maximal assistance to shower and bathe. Her care plan identified a self-care deficit and directed staff to assist with bathing, hygiene, dressing, and grooming, with bathing to be provided per schedule and staff assisting as needed to complete the task. Resident #1 stated she was supposed to receive a full bed bath on 05/05/2026, 05/07/2026, and 05/09/2026, but was not sure why the baths were not provided. Review of task documentation showed she received only a partial bath on 05/05/2026 and 05/07/2026, and no bath on 05/09/2026. A CNA supervisor confirmed the documentation findings and stated the resident should have received her scheduled baths. The administrator also reviewed the documentation and confirmed the resident should have received her scheduled full baths.
Insufficient CNA Coverage for Scheduled Incontinence Care
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The facility failed to ensure there were enough CNAs to provide incontinence care in accordance with the resident care plan for one resident. The resident had diagnoses including type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy, morbid obesity, COPD with acute exacerbation, a history of urinary tract infections, muscle wasting and atrophy of both hands, and need for assistance with personal care. Her MDS showed intact cognition, partial/moderate assistance needed for toileting hygiene, she was always incontinent of urine, and she was receiving Lasix. Her care plan directed incontinence checks at least every 2 hours, and CNA training materials also stated that incontinent residents needed care completed at least every 2 hours and all residents on the CNA’s assignment needed to be checked for incontinence every 2 hours. The resident stated that the CNA assigned to her on the night shift was rude and did not like to be called outside of rounds, so she waited to be changed even when she was wet with urine that soaked her bed and gown after about 4 1/2 hours. She also stated that on another night she did not call for help because of the CNA’s attitude. Review of staffing records showed the CNA was scheduled for the shift but repeatedly clocked in late, including one night when she did not clock in until 10:55 p.m. for a 7:00 p.m. shift. Interviews with nursing leadership confirmed the scheduled times, acknowledged the late clock-ins, and confirmed that the CNA had been clocking in late. The DON stated late clock-ins were a big issue, and the ADON confirmed she was aware the CNA did not show up for the scheduled shift on one occasion and that the issue was not reported up the chain of command.
Neglect Related to Failure to Maintain Bed in Low Position for High Fall-Risk Resident
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The deficiency involves the facility’s failure to protect a resident from neglect by not ensuring the resident’s bed was maintained in the lowest position as required by the care plan and fall prevention policies. The resident had a documented history of high fall risk, including a fall risk assessment score of 17 in November 2025 and 19 in March 2026, and was on the facility’s Falling Star Program per physician orders. The resident’s care plan, initiated in September 2021, specifically directed staff to keep the bed in the lowest position with wheels locked to prevent falls and fall-related injuries. The facility’s Fall Prevention Program policy also required identification of high-risk residents and elimination of environmental hazards, including appropriate bed height. On the morning of 03/13/2026 at approximately 6:50 a.m., a CNA assigned to the resident’s care conducted quick rounds on the hall where the resident resided. As she walked down the hallway, she observed that the resident’s door was open and saw from the hallway that the resident’s bed was not in its lowest position. Despite recognizing that the bed was elevated and acknowledging that she knew the bed should have been in the lowest position for this resident, the CNA did not enter the room, did not lower the bed, and did not notify the nurse or other staff about the unsafe bed height. She continued walking toward the dining room to perform breakfast meal service duties, assuming that other staff would get the resident out of bed. At approximately 6:59 a.m., about nine minutes after the CNA observed the bed in a raised position and failed to intervene, a visitor walking down the hall heard the resident yelling. The visitor looked into the room and saw the resident lying on the floor near the bed and alerted housekeeping staff, who then notified the LPN and DON. Staff observed the resident on the floor, yelling out and complaining of left hip and leg pain, with bruising noted to the left temple and left leg shortening. Emergency medical services were contacted, and the resident was transported to the emergency room. Hospital x-rays taken that morning revealed a left femoral intertrochanteric fracture with displacement and surrounding soft tissue swelling, and the resident subsequently underwent surgery with intramedullary nailing of the left femur on 03/16/2026. The facility’s investigation, including review of video footage and staff interviews, confirmed that the CNA had identified the elevated bed and did not act, constituting neglect as defined in the facility’s Abuse/Neglect policy.
Failure to Accurately Document CNA Turning and Repositioning Care
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The deficiency involves the facility’s failure to maintain accurately documented medical records in accordance with its own policies and accepted professional standards. Facility policies required CNAs to document all care tasks, including turning and repositioning, in the electronic kiosk system every shift, regardless of shift length, and specified that kiosk documentation was mandatory and not optional. Review of one resident’s electronic medical record showed extensive gaps in CNA documentation of turn and reposition tasks across multiple dates and shifts in February and March 2026. The CNA task records did not contain initials or entries indicating that turning/repositioning was completed or refused on numerous days. The affected resident had significant medical conditions, including a stage 4 sacral pressure ulcer, hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction, non-pressure chronic skin ulcers, chronic embolism and thrombosis of the left femoral vein, bilateral leg contractures, and Type 2 DM. During interviews, the resident reported that CNAs did offer to turn him but that he often refused, preferring to remain on his back. A CNA familiar with the resident confirmed that he frequently refused turning despite being educated on its importance, and stated that CNAs were supposed to notify the nurse and document refusals in the kiosk under the turn/position task. The DON and the administrator both confirmed that CNA task records for turning/repositioning were missing documentation on multiple days and that CNAs were expected to document completed tasks and refusals each shift, which had not occurred for this resident.
Failure to Develop Person-Centered Care Plan for Wandering Risk
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The facility failed to develop a person-centered care plan for a resident with a history of wandering and elopement risk. The resident, admitted to the Dementia Unit with diagnoses including Alzheimer's disease, dementia, alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, history of repeated falls, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, was assessed as a definite risk for wandering on multiple occasions. Despite these assessments, the resident's care plan did not include any goals or interventions to monitor for wandering or elopement. This deficiency was confirmed by the Clinical Care Coordinator and the Assistant Director of Nursing during a record review.
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