Meridian Care

Health Inspections

Health Inspections
3
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 4
TX State Average: 6
U.S. Average: 6
TX Deficiencies Range: 1–34
Complaints & Incidents: 1
Updated April 18, 2013.

Our health inspections rating describes how well this home met health and safety standards for food preparation and other nursing-home activities in the latest three state inspections. Such inspections are conducted about every 15 months.

July 20, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.
Low
Some
8/19/2012
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.
Low
Some
8/19/2012
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Low
Some
8/19/2012
Upon the death of a resident, convey the residentâ’s personal funds and an accounting of those funds to the appropriate party.
Very Low
Some
8/29/2012

July 01, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed.
Low
Some
8/1/2011
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.
Low
Some
8/1/2011
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.
Low
Some
8/1/2011
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Low
Some
8/1/2011
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
Low
Few
8/1/2011
Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills and techniques to be able to care for residents' needs.
Low
Few
8/1/2011
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.
Low
Few
8/1/2011
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.
Low
Few
8/1/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Low
Few
8/1/2011
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.
Very Low
Many
8/1/2011

May 27, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Low
Some
6/25/2010
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.
Low
Some
6/25/2010
Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents.
Low
Some
6/25/2010
Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.
Low
Few
6/25/2010
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Low
Few
6/25/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
6/25/2010

October 12, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.
Low
Few
11/11/2011

April 14, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Some
4/15/2011
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.
Low
Some
4/15/2011

March 14, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Low
Few
4/13/2011
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Low
Few
4/13/2011

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.


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