Central Todd County Care Center
CENTRAL TODD COUNTY CARE CENTER in CLARISSA, MN — inspection on March 18, 2026.
Found 2 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During an observation on 3/17/26 at 1:03 p.m., R15 was lying in bed; the call light was not accessible.
The call light was clipped to the call light wire that was coming out from the wall.
The call light was approximately two feet above the bed and a foot away from the end of the bed, above a small dresser.
During an interview/ observation on 3/17/26 at 1:47 p.m., nursing assistant (NA)-A and NA-B, verified R15 was able to use the call light and should have access to the call light when in room. NA-A looked at R15's call light placement and verified R15's call light was not within reach and moved the call light into R15's reach.
During an interview on 3/17/26 at 4:12 p.m., director of nursing (DON) indicated R15's fall interventions were appropriate and R15 was able to use the call light. DON's expectations was for staff to follow care plan interventions and to ensure R15's call light was in reach at all times to prevent falls.
Facility policy titled Call Light Response dated 7/25, lack information regarding placing call light where accessible to resident.
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER TITLE (X6) DATE REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
245521 03/18/2026
Central Todd County Care Center 406 East Highway 71 Clarissa, MN 56440
During an interview on 3/18/26 at 1:56 p.m., infection preventionist (IP)-A verified R19 should have been on enhanced barrier precautions for an open wound. IP indicated EBP was important for the prevention of MDROs.
Review of policy titled enhanced barrier precautions for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) dated 4/25, identified Central [NAME] County Care Center would utilize enhanced barrier precautions for residents with chronic wounds, and not those with only shorter-lasting wounds such as breaks in the skin or skin tears covered with a Band-Aid or similar dressing.
Examples of chronic wounds include, but are not limited to, pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, unhealed surgical wounds, and venous stasis ulcers.
Enhanced barrier precautions require the use of a gown and gloves during high-contact care activities, including dressing, grooming, bathing/showering, transferring, toileting, dressing changes, wound care, and changing linens.
Review of policy titled wound care dated 1/26 identified EBP should be utilized for residents with chronic wounds.