Lynchburg Health & Rehab: Infection Control Failures - VA
The violation, cited November 13, 2025, involves one of the most basic infection control practices in a nursing facility: washing hands or using alcohol-based hand sanitizer before and after touching a wound and its dressings. Inspectors flagged the lapse under the infection control standard, noting the finding affected a small number of residents.
The facility's own written policy made the requirement plain. A document titled Handwashing Requirements, in effect since February 2020, listed wound dressing changes explicitly among the situations that demand hand hygiene, both before touching a dressing and after contact with used wound materials. Staff performed the care without following it.
Chronic wounds in nursing home residents carry serious infection risk. Skin that is already broken and slow to heal is an entry point for bacteria. The hands of a care worker moving from one task to the next, or from one resident to another, can carry that bacteria directly into the wound.
When inspectors reviewed the finding with the facility's director of nursing and a regional nurse consultant at 11:50 a.m. on the day of the survey, neither offered additional information before the inspection closed.
The citation was classified as minimal harm or potential for actual harm. No finding of serious injury was documented. But the gap between the facility's five-year-old written policy and what inspectors observed in practice remained unaddressed at the time the surveyors walked out the door.
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LYNCHBURG HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER in LYNCHBURG, VA was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 13, 2025.
Inspectors flagged the lapse under the infection control standard, noting the finding affected a small number of residents.
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.