Arlington Residence: Privacy Violations During Care - TX
That was the scene inspectors documented at Arlington Residence and Rehabilitation Center on August 29, 2025, following a complaint investigation.
The resident, identified in inspection records only as Resident 1, had no privacy curtain on his side of the room. When RN A began checking his brief, she left the door open. She also had no gloves. There were none on his side of the room at all. Rather than stopping to address the open door or find another way to protect his privacy, the nurse continued. A CNA, identified as CNA B, was also present.
The charge nurse, when interviewed by inspectors, said she had told maintenance to bring gloves to the room but maintenance had not done so yet. She said she would make sure in the future that the CNA and herself had everything in the room before starting care. She said she was not sure why Resident 1 did not have a privacy curtain and said she would notify laundry to get one put up. She acknowledged she needed to close the door and pull the curtains forward during personal care.
By 3:10 in the afternoon, the Assistant Director of Nursing had gone to the room herself and placed two full boxes of gloves there, one large and one medium, after RN A and CNA B told her there had been none on his side.
The administrator, interviewed that evening, said she hoped privacy curtains were being used to cover residents even when briefs were being checked. She said some residents might not mind being seen and some might, but that the person providing care was responsible, and ultimately the Director of Nursing. She said nursing staff had probably run out of supplies and needed to get more, and that was why the door had been left open. She said the CNAs, nurses, and Central Supply were all supposed to monitor supply levels and replenish them before care began, specifically to prevent situations where a door had to be opened mid-care to get something from another part of the facility.
She said she had not been aware that Resident 1's privacy curtain was missing and would need to speak with laundry about replacing it.
On the question of the open door during brief checks, the administrator said nursing staff needed to look at what they had in a room before they started, and needed to talk to the resident before touching them to explain what was about to happen.
The inspection report cited the violation at a level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting a small number of residents.
What the report captures, in the administrators' and nurses' own words, is a facility where the systems meant to protect a resident's basic dignity during the most private moments of his care had quietly fallen apart. The curtain was gone and no one had noticed. The gloves were gone and no one had stocked them. The door was open and no one closed it.
Resident 1 lay in his bed while a nurse checked his briefs with the hallway exposed, in a room stripped of the curtain that was supposed to be there, while staff sorted out who was supposed to have made sure the supplies were ready before any of it started.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Arlington Residence and Rehabilitation Center from 2025-08-29 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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ARLINGTON RESIDENCE AND REHABILITATION CENTER in ARLINGTON, TX was cited for violations during a health inspection on August 29, 2025.
That was the scene inspectors documented at Arlington Residence and Rehabilitation Center on August 29, 2025, following a complaint investigation.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.