Nursing Home News — Page 65

The deficiency, cited under the federal tag that covers activities of daily living, covers some of the most fundamental work a nursing home is supposed to do.

Staff were pressing on his sternum anyway.

That is what a federal inspection completed August 13, 2025 found at the skilled nursing facility.

What they found was not a single bad night.

The citation, issued August 13, 2025, falls under a federal deficiency category that covers quality of life and care.

The privacy violation, recorded under a resident rights category, was among the findings inspectors flagged during the August 13 visit.

Panola County Nursing & Rehabilitation received a citation under a category covering resident assessment and care planning deficiencies.

The August 2025 inspection, triggered by a complaint, cited the facility under a deficiency category covering pharmacy services.

The facility's policy on charting errors and omissions dates to December 2006.

Among those 41 citations was a violation of one of the most fundamental protections nursing home residents hold: the right to a dignified existence.

The violation was classified as isolated, meaning inspectors did not find it spreading across multiple areas or affecting large numbers of residents.

Care plans are among the most foundational documents in a nursing home.