Autumn Care Of Waynesville
Autumn Care of Waynesville in Waynesville, NC — inspection on September 9, 2025.
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
Review of Resident #3's 5-day Minimum Data Set, dated [DATE] revealed he had an unstageable pressure injury. An observation was conducted on 9/09/25 at 10:38 AM while Resident #3 received wound care to his left heel.
Nurse #1 was observed to enter Resident #3's room without a gown.
Nurse #3 performed hand hygiene and donned gloves.
She removed the soiled dressing, removed her gloves and performed hand hygiene.
She donned gloves and washed and dried the wound and removed her gloves.
She performed hand hygiene, donned gloves, applied skin prep, applied clean gauze, covered wound with pad and clean gauze which was secured with tape.
She removed her gloves and performed hand hygiene.
She did not wear a gown during the process. An interview on 9/09/25 at 10:50 AM with Nurse #1 revealed she had forgotten to wear her gown during wound care.
She stated she had received infection prevention education on EBP and knew she was supposed to follow EPB during wound care, but her nerves had gotten the better of her. An interview on 9/09/25 at 12:05 PM with the Director of Nursing and the Administrator revealed Nurse #1 had received Infection Prevention training and should have worn a gown during wound care.
They stated Nurse #1 was nervous and had made a human mistake.
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