Wabasso Restorative Care Center
WABASSO RESTORATIVE CARE CENTER in WABASSO, MN — inspection on April 30, 2026.
Found 4 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
was from the wheelchair. R2 had a new power wheelchair and had assessments done and passed
stated as soon as R2's story changed she began education with nursing staff. DON had begun
stated she watched R2 go in and out of the smoking area door as she thought maybe the door shut to hard and got his foot but R2 went in and out without difficulty. R2 was also reassessed by therapy for the power wheelchair. AD-A stated the facility was unable to determine a root cause for the fracture because all the staff that transferred R2 on the days leading up to the incident could not recall R2 bumping his leg, the names of staff he gave worked on 4/11/26 together, only NA-D worked 4/13/26, and they could not nail down a time so it was inconclusive.
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transfer. LPN-A reviewed R2's care plan and verified the care plan did not identify mechanical lift
care plan.
During an interview on 4/29/26 at 10:03 a.m., certified occupational therapy assistant
Therapy did not make that determination.
During an interview on 4/29/26 at 12:32 p.m., DON stated nursing assesses sling sizes for residents.
The weight of the resident determines what sling size to use; DON did not articulate height was also required to determine appropriate sling size.
The MDS or floor nurses would put the information in the resident care plan. DON stated it was not her expectation that mechanical lift sling sizes would be included in the care plans but that the information would be in a binder at the nurse's station. DON went to the nurses' station and took the NA binder and looked through it, there was no information about sling sizes in the NA binder. DON stated she would find an NA and ask how they know the sling sizes. DON went to NA-B who stated NA's decided sling size by looking in the storage closet by the office at the sling size guide and resident's weight.
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from doing most activities.8-intense my pain is so severe that it is hard to think of anything else.
someone to take me to the emergency room to get help for my pain.
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treatment documentation to include measurement of each area of skin breakdown's width, length,
ulcer. LPN-A set the supplies on the overbed table. LPN-A removed the tabs from R1's brief and
hands. LPN-A took some gauze from the container and wiped around R1's penis and testicles. LPN-A removed gloves and applied a new pair without sanitizing hands. LPN-A lifted the wound supplies into his hand and arm, took a sanitizing wipe, wiped down the overbed table, and placed the supplies back on the table. LPN-A opened Calcium Alginate. LPN-A removed gloves and applied a new pair without sanitizing hands.
Registered nurse (RN)-A entered room wearing EBP to assist with dressing change.
RN-A examined R1's penis and testicles, removed gloves and applied a new pair without sanitizing hands. LPN-A and RN-A rolled R1 to his right side. R1 was incontinent of bowels. LPN-A cleaned bowels. LPN-A removed gloves and applied a new pair without sanitizing hands. LPN-A removed dressing from R1's sacral ulcer. LPN-A removed gloves and applied a new pair without sanitizing hands. LPN-A sprayed wound cleanser onto gauze and cleaned ulcer. LPN-A removed gloves and applied a new pair without sanitizing hands. LPN-A placed Calcium Alginate on wound bed, opened and placed Mepilex over ulcer. LPN-A removed gloves and applied a new pair without sanitizing hands. RN-A removed gloves and applied a new pair without sanitizing hands. RN-A applied cream to penis and removed gloves. LPN-A and RN-A boosted R1 in bed. LPN-A picked up wound supplies, washed overbed table, and left room.
During an interview on 4/30/26 at 12:28 p.m., LPN-A stated when doing dressing changes he would sanitize his hands prior to the first glove application and when the dressing was completed. LPN-A stated he should have cleaned the work surface prior to setting wound supplies on it for R2.
During an interview on 4/30/26 at 3:35 p.m., director of nursing (DON) stated hands should be sanited before and after wound care is completed. DON expected the surface that the wound supplies would be placed on should be cleaned prior to putting wound supplies on it.The facility Hand Hygiene policy undated, identified the use of gloves does not replace hand hygiene. If your task requires gloves, perform hand hygiene prior to putting on gloves, and immediately after removing gloves.
Hand hygiene should be completed when, during resident care, moving from a contaminated body site to a clean body sit
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