Place At Martinez: Vaccination Policy Failures - GA
The resident, identified in inspection records as Resident 50, was placed on Macrobid, a common antibiotic used to treat UTIs. No urine culture or urinalysis was ordered before the prescription was written. The facility's own infection control and wound care nurse acknowledged this during an interview with inspectors on November 20, 2025. She said the hospice physician initiated the Macrobid order as a prophylactic, adding, "Hospice does that a lot."
The infection report form completed for Resident 50 listed none of the criteria required to diagnose a UTI as present. The form itself noted that acute symptoms must be accompanied by at least one million colony-forming units of microorganisms detected through lab work. No such lab work existed. There was no documented rationale for continuing the antibiotic. There was no record that the physician had been told the criteria weren't met.
When inspectors asked the infection nurse whether she had provided any education to the hospice physician about antibiotic stewardship, she said she wasn't sure.
The facility's Medical Director told inspectors that the hospice physician managed all care for residents on hospice independently. "The hospice takes the patients as their own, they do what they want to do," he said. He described the hospice physician's routine practice of prescribing antibiotics without first ordering a urine culture, then added: "This was the way the hospice physician practiced, but he did not practice that way, and it was not the way it should be done."
He said nothing in the record indicated he had told the hospice physician that either.
Resident 50 remained on Macrobid throughout, documented in her chart as afebrile, with no lab results to justify the prescription she was taking.
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PLACE AT MARTINEZ, THE in AUGUSTA, GA was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 21, 2025.
The resident, identified in inspection records as Resident 50, was placed on Macrobid, a common antibiotic used to treat UTIs.
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.