Johnson County Care Center: Infection Control Failures - MO
That was what the facility's own Infection Preventionist told inspectors on January 28, 2026, during a complaint investigation at the Warrensburg nursing home. Asked about Enhanced Barrier Precautions, a protocol requiring gowns and gloves during wound care, she said she had never heard of them before that day.
She was not alone. The Director of Nursing said the facility had never used Enhanced Barrier Precautions for any resident. The administrator said the facility had not been following the standard and did not think they had a policy covering it. A licensed practical nurse said nobody in administration had ever told her to use them.
What nurses were actually doing during wound treatments, according to a certified medication technician who worked alongside them: skipping gowns, sometimes skipping gloves. She said she hardly ever saw nurses wear gloves during wound care. She didn't know where the gowns were kept.
This was the backdrop for one resident's care. The resident had a chronic open wound on the bottom of the right foot, five centimeters long, four centimeters wide, one centimeter deep, with active physician orders dating back to September 2024 directing daily cleansing and dressing. A second wound, a callous, sat on the left foot. When inspectors observed the resident on January 28, there were no required signs or protective equipment posted outside the room. The resident had socks on and didn't want to remove them.
No one at the facility, from the administrator down to the floor nurse, described any training, any policy, or any conversation about the precautions that were supposed to surround that open wound every day it was dressed.
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JOHNSON COUNTY CARE CENTER in WARRENSBURG, MO was cited for violations during a health inspection on January 29, 2026.
That was what the facility's own Infection Preventionist told inspectors on January 28, 2026, during a complaint investigation at the Warrensburg nursing home.
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.