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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Life Care Center Of Columbia during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
Infection Control Lapses During Medication Administration: An LPN failed to wear a gown while accessing a resident’s PEG tube under EBP, an RN did not perform hand hygiene after removing gloves following insulin administration, and an LPN did not clean reusable equipment after using a blood pressure cuff and pulse oximeter. The residents involved had diagnoses including dysphagia, diabetes, and cardiac conditions, and facility policy required EBP, hand hygiene, and cleaning of non-critical reusable equipment.
Incomplete assessment and documentation of a reopened stage 4 pressure injury: A resident with dementia, diabetes, morbid obesity, and severe cognitive impairment had a chronic stage 4 wound on the left anterior knee reopen, but the first documented wound assessment and measurements were not found until weeks later. The chart showed ongoing wound care orders, and both the LPN and DON acknowledged that an initial assessment and measurements should have been documented when the wound reopened.
Infection Control Lapses During Medication Administration
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure infection prevention and control during medication administration for three residents who had orders or conditions requiring enhanced barrier precautions or cleaning of reusable equipment. Facility policies reviewed stated that enhanced barrier precautions were to be used for residents with wounds or indwelling medical devices such as feeding tubes, that hand hygiene was to be performed before and after resident contact and after removing PPE, and that non-critical reusable patient care equipment such as blood pressure cuffs and pulse oximeters was to be cleaned before and after reuse. Resident #1 had diagnoses including hemiplegia, hemiparesis, and dysphagia, and was cognitively intact with a BIMS score of 14. Physician orders included enhanced barrier precautions for a PEG tube and aspirin administration via PEG tube. During observation of medication administration, an LPN crushed aspirin, entered the room, performed hand hygiene, donned gloves, checked residual, administered the medication through the PEG tube, flushed the tube, removed gloves, performed hand hygiene, and exited the room, but did not wear a gown while accessing the PEG tube. The LPN stated that a gown should have been worn, and the DON stated that a gown and gloves should be worn during medication administration via PEG tube. Resident #5 had diagnoses including diabetes, anxiety, and depression, and was cognitively intact with a BIMS score of 15. During insulin administration, an RN cleaned the insulin pen hub, added a needle, performed hand hygiene, entered the room, donned gloves, and administered insulin, then removed gloves and exited the room without performing hand hygiene afterward. The RN stated she should have performed hand hygiene after removing gloves and did not. Resident #51 had diagnoses including diabetes, hypertensive heart disease, and atrial fibrillation, and had a BIMS score of 11 indicating moderate cognitive impairment. During medication administration, an LPN used a blood pressure cuff and pulse oximeter to obtain vital signs, placed both devices into a zippered bag, administered metoprolol, performed hand hygiene, and exited the room, but did not clean the blood pressure cuff or pulse oximeter before placing them back on the medication cart. The LPN stated she usually cleaned them but did not that day, and the DON stated staff were expected to clean reusable equipment before and after resident use.
Incomplete assessment and documentation of reopened stage 4 pressure injury
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Summary
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing was deficient because the facility did not ensure thorough assessment and documentation for a resident’s reopened pressure injury while wound care treatments were being provided. Resident #42 was admitted with psychosis, schizophrenia, dementia, diabetes, and morbid obesity, and the quarterly MDS indicated severe cognitive impairment with risk for pressure ulcers. The record showed a chronic stage 4 pressure area to the left anterior knee reopened on 4/13/2026, and the physician ordered cleansing with normal saline, skin prep, honey to the wound bed, and a foam dressing three times weekly and as needed. The first documented wound assessment and measurements after the reopening were not found until 5/4/2026, when the wound was recorded as 1.0 x 1.0 x 0.3 cm and identified as a stage 4 pressure injury, a past chronic wound. A progress note on 5/6/2026 stated the wound had first been noted in 2022, had repeatedly resolved and reopened at the same site, and was confirmed as a chronic stage 4 pressure injury. During interview, the LPN stated there was no documentation describing the wound or measurements on 4/13/2026 and confirmed an initial assessment and measurements should have been done when it reopened. The DON also stated there was no measurement documented for the reopened wound and that documentation would typically be expected when it was found.
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| Facility | Distance | Overall rating | Citations, 12 mo | Serious (J–L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center | 1.2 mi | ★★★★★ | 15 | 0 |
| Nhc Healthcare, Columbia | 1.3 mi | ★★★★★ | 0 | 0 |
| Nhc-maury Regional Transitional Care Center | 2.4 mi | ★★★★★ | 0 | 0 |
| Mt Pleasant Healthcare And Rehabilitation | 9.9 mi | ★★★★★ | 0 | 0 |
| The Reserve At Spring Hill | 12.4 mi | ★★★★★ | 0 | 0 |
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