Deer Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation: Hot Liquid Burn - TX
The citation, recorded under F0689, covers the prevention of accidents. Inspectors found the facility failed to take precautions that are neither complicated nor obscure. The list of what staff are supposed to do before a resident ever touches a hot drink is straightforward: make sure the resident is alert and positioned correctly before serving anything hot, use the right kind of container, don't fill it too full, regulate the temperature, set it on the table rather than handing it directly to a resident, keep it away from the table's edge, and never refill a container while someone is still holding it.
One or more of those steps didn't happen. The inspection report does not specify which ones, or how many. It does not name the resident. It does not describe the burn's severity, the body part affected, or what treatment followed. What it records is the outcome: actual harm, affecting a few residents.
That classification matters. Federal inspectors use a harm scale when they write citations. "No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm" sits at the lower end. "Actual harm" means something went wrong and someone was hurt. At Deer Creek, a resident who came to a nursing facility to be cared for was instead injured by something as routine as a cup of coffee or tea.
The precautions listed in the citation exist precisely because nursing home residents are not always able to protect themselves from a burn the way a healthy adult might. A resident who is drowsy, confused, or has limited hand strength cannot reliably hold a hot container safely or pull away quickly if liquid spills. A resident in a wheelchair or bed may not be positioned in a way that makes drinking from a full, hot cup anything close to safe. The staff member serving the drink is the last line of protection. In this case, that protection failed.
The complaint inspection at Deer Creek was conducted on September 29, 2025. The facility, located in Wimberley in the Texas Hill Country, serves residents in nursing and rehabilitation care. The citation is one of the few public records that documents what happened to this resident, and it leaves most of the story untold.
What it does tell is enough. Someone was hurt. The hurt was preventable. The steps that would have prevented it were known, written down, and not followed.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Deer Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation from 2025-09-29 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
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Deer Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation in Wimberley, TX was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 29, 2025.
The citation, recorded under F0689, covers the prevention of accidents.
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.