Uvalde Healthcare: Broken Washer Ignored 8 Months - TX
Inspectors visited the laundry department twice, three days apart. Both times, only one of the two machines was running. Laundry Aide F, working alone on June 8, told inspectors she could keep up with residents' laundry using the single functioning washer, but said it was "challenging." Laundry Aide G said the same thing two days later, word for word, nearly: she was managing, but one washer for the entire facility was hard to keep up with.
The administrator told inspectors on June 11 that she and the facility's owner had known about the broken machine. The washer was still under the manufacturer's warranty. That did not help. The facility had spent eight months trying to get the vendor to come out and had gotten nowhere. Her plan, as of the inspection, was to follow up with the owner and "explore alternate options."
Eight months is a long time to explore options on a washing machine covered under warranty.
Inspectors asked for a written policy on equipment maintenance. As of June 17, six days after the inspection closed, the facility had not produced one. The administrator said the facility followed state health commission guidelines.
The deficiency was cited at the minimal harm level, meaning inspectors did not find that residents had gone without clean laundry. But the laundry aides who ran that department every day were clear about what working with half the equipment actually felt like. Challenging was the word they used. Both of them. The machine that would have made their jobs manageable sat broken in the same room where they worked.
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UVALDE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER in UVALDE, TX was cited for violations during a health inspection on June 11, 2026.
Inspectors visited the laundry department twice, three days apart.
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.