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Epic Nursing & Rehabilitation: Missed Medications - TX

Healthcare Facility
Epic Nursing & Rehabilitation
Corsicana, TX  ·  1/5 stars

The Medication Administration Audit Report, timestamped 11:58 a.m. on September 3, documented the missed doses at the facility located at 3210 West Highway 22. Inspectors reviewed it the following day.

Eighty-two pages.

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The facility's own written policy, revised in April 2019, states that medications are administered in a safe and timely manner and as prescribed, within one hour of the scheduled time. It states that staffing schedules are arranged to ensure medications are administered without unnecessary interruptions. It states that medication administration times are determined by resident need and benefit, not staff convenience.

None of that describes what the audit showed.

The same policy assigns direct responsibility to the director of nursing, who is required to supervise and direct all personnel involved in medication administration. It also requires that medication errors be documented, reported, and reviewed by the facility's quality assurance committee to drive process changes or trigger additional staff training. Whether the committee had reviewed prior audit findings, or whether September 3 was an outlier in an otherwise clean record, the inspection report does not say.

What it does say is that 82 pages worth of missed medications existed in a single day's audit, at a facility whose own standards prohibit exactly that.

The inspection was triggered by a complaint, not a routine survey. That means someone, a resident, a family member, or a staff member, raised a concern significant enough to prompt investigators to show up. The nature of that complaint is not detailed in the deficiency record.

Federal inspectors tagged the deficiency as F0755, covering safe and accurate medication order practices. The level of harm was assessed as minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting some residents. That classification sits below the most severe tiers on CMS's scale, but it does not mean residents received every medication they were prescribed. It means inspectors determined the documented failures had not yet produced confirmed serious injury. The gap between a missed dose and a confirmed harm can be difficult to trace, particularly for medications managing blood pressure, blood sugar, seizures, or pain.

The facility's policy acknowledges that risk directly. It lists the factors staff are supposed to weigh when scheduling medications: the drug's optimal therapeutic window, potential food and medication interactions, and the resident's own preferences and care plan. A missed dose doesn't just mean a pill wasn't given at 8 a.m. For some medications, timing determines whether the drug works at all.

Epic Nursing & Rehabilitation is a long-term care and rehabilitation facility. The residents living there depend on staff to manage medications they cannot self-administer or self-monitor. The audit that surfaced 82 pages of misses was the facility's own tool, generated internally, not something inspectors constructed. The facility built the system to catch this. On September 3, it caught a great deal.

What happened after the audit was printed at 11:58 a.m. that day, and before inspectors arrived the following morning, the record does not describe.

Full Inspection Report

The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Epic Nursing & Rehabilitation from 2025-09-04 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.

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Quick Answer

Epic Nursing & Rehabilitation in Corsicana, TX was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 4, 2025.

The Medication Administration Audit Report, timestamped 11:58 a.m.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened at Epic Nursing & Rehabilitation?
The Medication Administration Audit Report, timestamped 11:58 a.m.
How serious are these violations?
Violation severity varies from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the inspection report for specific deficiency codes and scope. All violations must be corrected within required timeframes and are subject to follow-up verification inspections.
What should families do?
Families should: (1) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (2) Request to see the follow-up inspection report verifying corrections, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspection reports, (4) Compare this facility's ratings with other nursing homes in Corsicana, TX, (5) Report any new concerns directly to state authorities.
Where can I see the full inspection report?
The complete inspection report is available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request a copy directly from Epic Nursing & Rehabilitation or from the state Department of Health. The report includes specific deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines. This facility's federal provider number is 676295.
Has this facility had violations before?
To check Epic Nursing & Rehabilitation's history, visit Medicare.gov's Care Compare and review their inspection history, quality ratings, and staffing levels. Look for patterns of repeated violations, especially in critical areas like abuse prevention, medication management, infection control, and resident safety.


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