Advanced Health & Rehab Center of Garland: Hand Hygiene - TX
Inspectors who visited Advanced Health & Rehab Center of Garland on November 26, 2025, documented a deficiency under F0695, citing staff for failures in hand hygiene practices that affected a small number of residents. The citation carried a harm level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm.
The inspection found staff were not washing their hands after removing gloves, a step that matters because gloves do not eliminate contamination risk on their own. Inspectors also documented failures to perform hand hygiene between resident contact, after handling contaminated objects, and before and after applying personal protective equipment. Staff were further cited for not washing hands before performing resident care procedures.
The violations were recorded on a complaint inspection, meaning someone, whether a resident, family member, or staff, had contacted regulators before inspectors arrived.
Hand hygiene failures in nursing homes carry consequences that compound quietly. A resident who cannot advocate for themselves, who may not see who is or is not washing their hands before touching them, depends entirely on staff to break the chain of transmission. When that step is skipped, whether after removing a soiled glove or before beginning a wound dressing, the risk transfers directly to the person in the bed.
The inspection report does not name the staff members observed or describe specific incidents in detail. It does not identify which residents were affected beyond noting that few were involved. What it records is a pattern: multiple points in the care routine where hand hygiene was required and did not happen.
Advanced Health & Rehab Center of Garland operates at 1201 Colonel Drive. The facility's plan of correction was not included in the materials reviewed.
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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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Advanced Health & Rehab Center of Garland in Garland, TX was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 26, 2025.
The citation carried a harm level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm.
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.