Mcallen Transitional Care Center
McAllen Transitional Care Center in Mc Allen, TX — inspection on November 25, 2025.
Found 3 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
resident within seven days of completion of the Resident Minimum Data Set (MDS) and will include resident's needs identified in the comprehensive assessment, any specialized services as a result of PASARR recommendation, and resident's goals and desired outcomes, preference for future discharge plan. 6.
The resident's comprehensive plan of care will be reviewed and/or revised by the IDT after each assessment, including both the comprehensive and quarterly review assessments.
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11/25/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
McAllen Transitional Care Center
2109 South K St MC Allen, TX 78503
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
an order must include the resident's name, dosage, frequency, route, and diagnoses to be considered complete. He said if an order was missing any of the above, it would be considered invalid. LVN D said if he discovered an order was not complete, he would have reached out to the resident's doctor to obtain the missing information. In an observation and interview on 10/13/25 at 5:06 pm, The DON said an order must include the resident's name, route of administration, frequency, dosage, and diagnosis to be considered a complete order.
The DON was observed reviewing Resident #3's electronic medical record and said Resident #3's order for a liquid protein and house supplement were missing route of administration.
The DON said it was the responsibility of the nurse that received the order to ensure it was complete.
The DON said the ADON facility had the responsibility of ensuring all orders received were complete.In an observation and interview on 10/14/25 at 9:20 am, the ADON-LVN said part of her responsibilities included to ensure all orders received were complete.
She said an order must include the resident's name, route of administration, frequency, dosage, and diagnoses to be considered a complete order.
She reviewed Resident #3's electronic medical record and said Resident #3 order for liquid protein was missing the route of administration and brand name.
She said Resident #3's order for house supplement was missing the route of administration, amount, and brand name.
She said there were no negative outcomes to Resident #3 not having a complete order for house supplement and liquid protein because, she it was administered as ordered.
Record review of the facility's Physician's Orders policy revised on 08/2022 reflected:Policy: It is the policy of this facility that drugs shall be administered only upon the written order of a person duly licensed and authorized to prescribe such drugs. It is the policy of this facility to accurately implement orders in addition to medication orders (treatment, procedures) only upon the written order of a person duly licensed and authorized to do so in accordance with the resident's plan of care.Procedure:7.
Orders for medications must include:A.
Name and strength of the drug.B. quantity or specific duration of therapy.C.
Dosage and frequency of administration.D.
Route of administration if other than oral; andE.
Reason or problem for which given.
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COMPLETED
11/25/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
McAllen Transitional Care Center
2109 South K St MC Allen, TX 78503
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
residents with wounds and indwelling medical devices are at especially high risk of both acquisition of and colonization with MDROs).A. PPE: The use of gown and gloves for high-contact resident care activities is indicated, when contact precautions do not otherwise apply, for nursing home residents with:i. wounds and/or indwelling medical devices regardless of known MDRO infection or colonization.indwelling medical devices include, but not limited to central lines, peripherally inserted central catheter lines, urinary catheters, feeding tubes, and tracheostomies.
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