Meadowbrook Care Center: Care Plan Failures - TX
The January 31, 2026 complaint inspection found conditions serious enough to be classified as immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety. The specific harm involved transfers, the routine act of moving a resident from a bed to a wheelchair or a toilet, something that happens dozens of times a day in any nursing home and that, done wrong, can send a fragile person to the hospital.
What followed was a facility-wide scramble. The director of rehabilitation ran hands-on training with CNAs and nurses on gait belts, Hoyer lifts, and sit-to-stand devices. Staff were checked off individually on how to buckle a gait belt, how to operate the lift, how to verify the equipment was in working condition before using it. Updated transfer instructions were printed and distributed to staff on paper Kardexes so no one would have to guess how a specific resident needed to be moved.
The training swept in people who don't ordinarily do transfers at all. The activity director said she participated because it was "good food for the brain just in case extra help was needed." A housekeeper named HK Y was told that if he found a resident on the floor, his job was to call a nurse immediately.
The Weekend Supervisor said the director of nursing called her the night before and again that morning. CNA E said the director of rehabilitation provided visual demonstrations alongside the instruction. The MDS Nurse said staff were told: if you are ever in doubt about what kind of transfer a resident needs, ask a nurse.
Nine people signed an emergency quality meeting log dated January 30, 2026, the day before inspectors walked in.
What the inspection report does not describe is what happened to the resident, or residents, whose transfers prompted the complaint in the first place.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Meadowbrook Care Center from 2026-01-31 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Last verified: August 4, 2026 · Our methodology
MEADOWBROOK CARE CENTER in VAN ALSTYNE, TX was cited for violations during a health inspection on January 31, 2026.
The January 31, 2026 complaint inspection found conditions serious enough to be classified as immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
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.