Ennis Care Center
Inspection Findings
F-Tag F0689
F 0689 Level of Harm - Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete
therapy department and they reviewed policies on abuse, neglect, transfers and mechanical lifts.In an
interview on 11/18/2025 at 3:40 PM with LVNB she stated she has worked at the facility for five years. She stated she is the MDS coordinator but has worked the floor at times. She stated she is frequently in-serviced on abuse, neglect, falls, transfers and mechanical lifts. She stated an example of abuse would be not providing a resident food or items they request for comfort. She denied witnessing abuse or neglect within the facility. She stated that if a resident falls or falls out of the Hoyer lift a nurse would assess them prior to moving them and typically call 911 to have them further assessed at a hospital. She stated that if
she witnessed abuse or neglect, she would stop the abuse and report it to the Administrator immediately.
She stated that when using a lift they must have two people at all times. She denied any knowledge of anyone using a Hoyer lift with only one person and stated there is no reason to only have one staff operating the lift. She stated the ADON and herself were here on 11/7/2025 and received a call that led to
the nurses checking on each resident. She stated she was not the nurse who checked Resident #1s room and is unaware who did. She stated she and the other nurses walked back up the hall and noted that CNA
A was requesting assistance and LVN A assessed the resident while she called 911 and the ADON questioned CNA A. She stated to her knowledge prior to 11/7/2025 agency staff did not have competency checkoffs within the facility that they relied on the agency to ensure their staff were competent. She stated that since 11/7/2025 they have had in-services on abuse, neglect, transfers and mechanical lifts. She stated that they had therapy department train and checkoff each staff member on transfers and mechanical lifts.
She stated they watched a video on proper transfer and mechanical lifts and now they have a competency check-off sheet for all agency staff to complete prior to working alone. She stated the CNAs and CMAs can see how to transfer and or lift a resident in the electronic medical record under the Kardex. She stated that CNA A did have access to the electronic medical record as she set up access, she stated that they have a standard login for the agency staff.The noncompliance was identified as PNC. The facility was provided with
the IJ template on 11/18/2025. The facility had corrected the non compliance before the survey began.
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Ennis Care Center in Ennis, TX inspection on recent inspection.
Found 0 violation(s). Severity: Standard violations. Status: 0 corrected, 0 pending.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an F-tag violation?
- F-tags are federal deficiency codes used by CMS to categorize nursing home violations. Each F-tag corresponds to a specific federal regulation (42 CFR Part 483). For example, F607 relates to abuse prevention policies, F880 relates to infection control.
- Were these violations corrected?
- Facilities must submit plans of correction and implement changes within required timeframes. CMS conducts follow-up inspections to verify corrections. Check the inspection report for specific correction dates and follow-up verification status.
- How often do nursing home inspections happen?
- CMS conducts unannounced inspections of all Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes at least once per year. Additional inspections may occur based on complaints, facility-reported incidents, or follow-up to verify previous violations were corrected.
- What should families do about these violations?
- Families should: (1) Review the full inspection report for details, (2) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspections, (4) Compare with other facilities in Ennis, TX, (5) Report new concerns to state authorities.
- Where can I see the full inspection report?
- Complete inspection reports are available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request copies directly from Ennis Care Center or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.