Brush Country Nursing: Privacy Curtains Missing - TX
When inspectors raised the issue during their October 4 complaint investigation, the director of nursing acknowledged she had just learned there were no curtains in the room. She did not investigate how long they had been missing or what residents in that room had experienced in the meantime.
Her explanation was narrow. If a resident requested not to have privacy curtains, she said, the curtains shouldn't be in the room. If residents didn't want the curtains pulled during care, that preference would be care planned.
What she did not address was the situation inspectors actually found: a room with no curtains at all.
The facility's own privacy policy, undated, states that staff shall promote, maintain and protect resident privacy during assistance with personal care and during treatment procedures. The policy describes residents being treated with dignity and respect. It says nothing about curtains being optional equipment.
Privacy curtains exist for moments when clothing comes off, when wounds are dressed, when catheters are changed. A room without them is a room where those moments happen in view of whoever else is present. Inspectors classified the harm level as minimal, with few residents affected.
The director of nursing told inspectors the curtains were in the room to provide privacy. They were not in the room. She had not investigated why.
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The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Brush Country Nursing and Rehabilitation from 2025-10-04 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Brush Country Nursing and Rehabilitation in Austin, TX was cited for violations during a health inspection on October 4, 2025.
She did not investigate how long they had been missing or what residents in that room had experienced in the meantime.
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.