Bedford Care Center Of Picayune
BEDFORD CARE CENTER OF PICAYUNE in PICAYUNE, MS — inspection on March 31, 2026.
Found 1 citation. 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
missing medications, provided guidance on controlled substance accountability, and recommended
confirmed the facility identified a narcotic discrepancy on 3/12/26 during the evening count involving
with the assigned nurse at all times and that a narcotic count is completed whenever keys are transferred.
She said that this process was not followed when the LPN #1 provided the keys to RN #1 without completing a count.
The DON revealed the facility immediately initiated an investigation whenever the narcotic count indicated missing medications and LPN #1 and RN #1 were suspended during the investigation.
She also confirmed the facility completed drug testing on the two (2) nurses, notified appropriate agencies, and implemented corrective actions including staff re-education, audits, and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) review to prevent recurrence.
The DON confirmed that RN #1's hire date was 2/10/26 and her last day worked was 3/12/26.
She was terminated on 3/13/26 due to the suspected drug diversion.
The DON confirmed a background check and nursing license verification were completed for RN #1, and her nursing license was unencumbered, with no restrictions or disciplinary actions. On 3/31/26 at 2:00 PM, during an interview with the Administrator, he confirmed the facility identified missing controlled substances on 3/12/26 involving our (4) residents. He revealed the facility's expectation is that all narcotics are secured at all times and that staff follow strict key control and chain of custody procedures, which were not followed in this instance. He confirmed the facility immediately removed involved staff from duty, initiated an investigation, and reported the incident to the appropriate agencies. He revealed corrective actions were implemented, including staff education, increased audits, and QAPI review, to ensure ongoing compliance and prevent recurrence. He confirmed that on 3/16/26, the facility conducted an emergency QAPI meeting with the following in attendance: Medical Director, Administrator, Director of Nursing (DON), Infection Preventionist, Staff Development Coordinator, Social Services, Business Office Manager, Minimum Data Set (MDS) Coordinator, Medical Records, Maintenance, and Dietary Manager.Based on the facility's implementation of corrective actions completed on 3/16/26, the SA determined the deficiencies to be Past Non-Compliance (PNC) and the facility was in compliance prior to the SA's entrance on 3/30/26.Validation:The SA validated on 3/31/26 through interview and record review, that all corrective actions had been implemented as of 3/16/26 and the facility was in compliance, prior to the SA's entrance on 3/30/26. A review of the Audit-Weekly Count Audit revealed the DON is monitoring the accuracy of the narcotic count weekly.