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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at The Columns Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
Kitchen Food Storage and Sanitation Deficiencies: The facility failed to keep the kitchen sanitary and store food per standards. During observation with the DM, surveyors found expired items in the refrigerator and pantry, plus opened, unsealed, and undated foods in the pantry, walk-in refrigerator, and freezer, including sauces, vinegar, juice, jelly, pudding, gravy, chicken strips, okra, and biscuits. The DM confirmed the findings and stated dietary staff knew how to label, store, and discard food properly.
Incomplete GDR for Psychotropic Medications: A resident with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, depression, anxiety, and delusional disorder was receiving multiple psychotropic meds, including haloperidol, lorazepam, quetiapine, and sertraline. The resident's GDR did not show review of these meds for an attempted dose reduction, did not include a rationale for continuing them at the current dose, and left diagnosis fields blank for haloperidol and quetiapine; the DON acknowledged the GDR was not completed and not signed by a physician.
Failure to Notify Ombudsman of Resident Discharge: A resident with hemiplegia and hemiparesis following CVA had an unplanned discharge, but the facility did not report the discharge to the state Ombudsman program. The SSD stated she only knew to report hospitalizations using the Emergency Transfer Log and confirmed the discharge was not reported.
Failure to Document and Assess Bruising: A resident with severe cognitive impairment and atrial fibrillation was receiving Eliquis and had orders for anticoagulant side-effect monitoring and weekly skin checks, but the MAR/TAR and skin assessments did not document bruising. Surveyors observed extensive bruising on the resident's hand, fingers, and neck, and the DON confirmed the bruising was not documented in the EHR.
Infection control failed during wound care for a resident with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, hospice status, and a slow-healing unstageable coccyx pressure ulcer. A TX RN did not perform hand hygiene or change gloves between wound care tasks and used contaminated gloves to access ointment and dress the wound. The resident also had no EBP order or care plan despite facility policy indicating EBP for residents with wounds, and staff reported providing hands-on care while only wearing gloves.
The facility did not develop or maintain an effective QAPI program to address falls, as evidenced by a lack of documentation and ongoing activities despite multiple fall incidents with injuries over several months. Both the Administrator and DON confirmed the absence of an effective QAPI process for falls.
Three residents were involved in a series of physical altercations after a resident with behavioral disturbances entered another resident's room and kicked her, leading to further physical exchanges with a third resident who intervened. Staff had previously observed escalating behaviors but did not provide sufficient supervision to prevent the incidents.
A resident with Alzheimer's and other conditions did not receive the prescribed treatment for a skin tear on their right lower leg. The treatment was not administered as ordered, and a nurse failed to change the bandage after the resident became agitated, resulting in an outdated and insufficiently covering bandage.
A resident with moderately impaired cognition and a history of aggression kicked another resident's walker in the dining room, leading to a physical altercation. The incident resulted in a laceration above one resident's eyebrow and a skin tear on the other's arm. The facility's investigation confirmed the events through video surveillance and staff interviews, revealing a failure to protect residents from abuse.
Kitchen Food Storage and Sanitation Deficiencies
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The facility failed to maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen and failed to store food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. During observation of the kitchen with the Dietary Manager, expired, opened, unsealed, and/or undated food items were found in multiple storage areas, including a small refrigerator, dry pantry storage, a walk-in refrigerator, and the main freezer. Items observed included a gallon of remoulade sauce with an expiration date of 09/25/2025, a gallon of apple cedar vinegar with an expiration date of 03/26/2026, a gallon of red vinegar with an expiration date of 05/12/2023, and a bottle of lime juice with an expiration date of 11/2025. The observation also identified opened and undated food items that were not properly labeled or stored, including an opened container of grape jelly jam, an opened bag of butterscotch powdered pudding, an opened bag of brown gravy, and multiple opened cardboard boxes in the freezer containing unsealed and undated plastic wrap of chicken strips, dark chicken strips, okra, and biscuits. The Dietary Manager confirmed all of these findings and stated that dietary staff were aware of how to correctly label and store opened food items and to discard expired food items in the kitchen.
Incomplete GDR for Psychotropic Medications
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The facility failed to ensure that a resident receiving psychotropic medications had a Gradual Dose Reduction (GDR) completed. Resident #26 was admitted with diagnoses including Parkinson's disease with dyskinesia and fluctuations, COPD, Alzheimer's disease, delusional disorders, depression, and anxiety disorder. The resident had physician orders for Haloperidol 5 mg at bedtime, Lorazepam 0.5 mg three times daily, Quetiapine 50 mg every morning and at bedtime, and Sertraline 50 mg daily. Review of the resident's most recent GDR dated 01/28/2026 showed that Haloperidol, Lorazepam, Quetiapine, and Sertraline were not reviewed for an attempted GDR, and no rationale was documented by the physician/NP for continuing the psychoactive medications at the current dose. The GDR also requested a valid diagnosis for Haloperidol and Quetiapine, but those fields were left blank. During interview, the DON acknowledged that the resident's GDR was not completed and was not signed by a physician.
Failure to Notify Ombudsman of Resident Discharge
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The facility failed to notify the Ombudsman in writing of a resident transfer/discharge for Resident #96. Review of the facility policy titled, Transfer and Discharge (Including AMA), stated that the transfer/discharge notice must include the name, address, and phone number of the representative of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Resident #96 was admitted on 02/04/2026 and discharged on 03/04/2026, with diagnoses including hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting the left non-dominant side. The resident’s Discharge-Return Not Anticipated MDS identified the discharge as unplanned. Review of the facility’s March 2026 Emergency Transfer Log showed only hospitalization transfers, and Resident #96’s discharge was not listed. During interview, the SSD stated she only knew to report hospitalizations to the Louisiana Ombudsman Program using the Emergency Transfer Log and had not reported any discharges from the facility to the Louisiana Ombudsman Program, confirming that Resident #96’s discharge was not reported.
Failure to Document and Assess Bruising
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The facility failed to accurately assess and document bruising for Resident #87, who was admitted with diagnoses including Alzheimer's Disease with Late Onset, atrial fibrillation, and cognitive communication deficit. The resident's quarterly MDS showed a BIMS score of 5, indicating severe cognitive impairment. Physician orders included Eliquis 2.5 mg twice daily for atrial fibrillation, monitoring for side effects of anticoagulant therapy, and weekly skin inspections. The MAR/TAR showed the Eliquis was being administered as ordered, but there was no documentation of bruising under the anticoagulant monitoring order, and the weekly skin assessments and weekly skin check report also did not document bruising. During observation, extensive bruising was seen on the resident's left hand and fingers and on the right side of the neck. The LPN stated there had been no report of an incident that may have contributed to the bruising, and the TX RN denied knowledge of extensive bruising. The DON later observed significant bruising in various stages of healing and stated there was no documentation in the electronic health record of the bruising that was observed. The DON confirmed that neither hall nurses nor treatment nurses had been accurately documenting the resident's skin condition as ordered.
Infection Control Failure During Wound Care and Missing EBP for a Resident With a Draining Pressure Ulcer
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The facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent communicable disease and infection. The deficiency involved Resident #10, who was admitted with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, mild protein-calorie malnutrition, and adult failure to thrive, had a BIMS score of 11 indicating moderate cognitive impairment, required substantial to maximum assistance with toileting hygiene and was dependent for personal hygiene and toilet transfers, and also received hospice services. The resident had multiple pressure injuries, including an unstageable coccyx pressure ulcer that was present on admission, slow to heal, and documented with moderate serosanguineous drainage and slough/eschar in the wound bed. During observation of wound care, the TX RN performed hand hygiene and donned gloves before starting, but after removing the dirty dressing and disposing of it, she did not perform hand hygiene or change gloves before touching clean supplies and cleansing the wound bed. She then used the same contaminated gloves and finger to access a cup of Santyl and applied the ointment to the wound, followed by calcium alginate and a dry dressing, all without hand hygiene or glove changes between tasks. The RN confirmed she should have performed hand hygiene and glove changes between each task but did not. The record review also showed no physician’s order for Enhanced Barrier Precautions related to the resident’s unstageable coccyx pressure ulcer, and no care plan addressing EBP. Although facility policy stated EBP should be ordered for residents with wounds such as chronic pressure ulcers and used during wound care and other high-contact care activities, the DON/IP stated she did not know why the resident was not on EBP and confirmed the resident should have had EBP procedures due to the slow-healing, draining, unstageable coccyx pressure ulcer and hospice status. Staff interviews also showed a CNA provided incontinent care, bathing, repositioning, turning, and dressing while only wearing gloves, and an LPN described the wound as slow to heal and noted the resident had recently completed antibiotic therapy for a coccyx wound infection.
Failure to Implement Effective QAPI Program for Falls
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The facility failed to ensure an effective Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program was developed, implemented, and maintained in a comprehensive manner specifically for falls. Record review showed that the facility's QAPI policy required a systematic, data-driven approach to quality management, but there was no documentation of ongoing QAPI activities related to falls. Incident logs for three consecutive months revealed multiple fall incidents, including several with injuries, yet there was no evidence that these incidents were systematically addressed through the QAPI process. Further review of the Quality Assessment and Improvement Committee Summary indicated that no effective QAPI program was in place for falls. During interviews, both the Administrator and the DON confirmed the absence of documentation or evidence of an effective QAPI program addressing falls, and the Administrator acknowledged that the facility's QAPI program was not up to standard. This deficiency had the potential to affect all 85 residents residing in the facility.
Failure to Prevent Resident-to-Resident Physical Abuse
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The facility failed to protect three residents from resident-to-resident physical abuse, as required by its own abuse prevention policy. The incidents involved a resident with moderate dementia and behavioral disturbances who exhibited escalating agitation and aggression. This resident entered another resident's room without permission, despite being redirected multiple times earlier for disruptive and intrusive behaviors in the dining room. The resident attempted to take snacks from another resident, who verbally asked him to leave. When the request was ignored, the intruding resident kicked the other resident in the shin. Following this, a third resident, who had severe cognitive impairment and was a roommate of the aggressive resident, intervened after hearing calls for help. This resident physically struck the aggressive resident in the back and attempted to remove his wheelchair from the doorway. In response, the aggressive resident turned and kicked the intervening resident on the leg. These events were confirmed by video surveillance, resident interviews, and staff accounts, all of which documented the sequence of physical altercations among the residents. The facility's staff had observed the aggressive resident's escalating behaviors earlier in the dining room, including attempts to take other residents' belongings and food, and had redirected him to his room. However, after being left unsupervised, the resident exited his room and initiated the altercation. The staff did not provide adequate supervision or intervention to prevent the resident from entering another resident's room and engaging in physical abuse. The facility's failure to ensure effective supervision and protection resulted in multiple instances of resident-to-resident physical abuse.
Failure to Follow Skin Tear Treatment Plan
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The facility failed to follow a resident's person-centered care plan for the treatment of a skin tear. The resident, who has Alzheimer's Disease with Late Onset, Impulse Disorder Unspecified, Generalized Anxiety, History of Falling, and Dementia, was dependent on staff for various activities of daily living. The care plan specified that if the resident received a skin tear, it should be treated per facility policy protocol. A physician's order was in place to cleanse the skin tear on the resident's right lower leg with normal saline, pat dry, and apply Tegaderm every three days until healed. However, the treatment was not administered as ordered. The Treatment Administration Record (TAR) indicated that the treatment was completed on specific dates, but observations revealed that the bandage was not changed as required. On one occasion, a nurse initialed the TAR indicating the treatment was done, but later admitted that she did not complete the dressing change because the resident became agitated, and she forgot to return to complete the task. This resulted in the resident having a blood-stained bandage that was not covering the entire area of the skin tear, and the bandage was dated several days prior to the observation.
Resident-to-Resident Physical Altercation in Dining Room
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The facility failed to protect a resident from physical abuse by another resident, which is a violation of the resident's right to be free from abuse. The incident involved Resident #4, who has moderately impaired cognition and requires assistance with daily activities, and Resident #5, who also has moderately impaired cognition and a history of aggressive behavior. Both residents were involved in a physical altercation in the dining room, which resulted in injuries to both parties. The altercation occurred when Resident #5, maneuvering through the dining room in a wheelchair, kicked Resident #4's walker to clear a path. This action led Resident #4 to grab Resident #5's wheelchair, prompting Resident #5 to throw a plastic bowl at Resident #4, causing a laceration above the eyebrow. The situation escalated as both residents began hitting each other, resulting in a skin tear on Resident #5's arm. The facility's investigation confirmed the sequence of events through video surveillance and staff interviews. The incident report documented by an LPN and the administrator's review corroborated the physical altercation and the resulting injuries. The facility's policy on abuse, neglect, and resident safety was not effectively implemented to prevent this incident, highlighting a deficiency in ensuring resident safety and protection from abuse.
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