Buena Vida Nursing & Rehab Odessa
Buena Vida Nursing & Rehab Odessa in Odessa, TX — inspection on April 6, 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
During an interview on 4.6.25 at 10:30 am CNA B stated she normally works 6a to 2p.
She stated she is one of the employees that will take the residents out on smoke break.
She stated she attended an in-service on items not allowed in room, she stated this was one she kind of all did already, but it was nice to see it written.
She stated basically while she was working at any time, she was to keep a look out for any items in residents' rooms or on their persons that was not allowed.
She stated these items were like scissors, glasses, aerosols, electrical wires, etc. she stated this was being done to protect the residents and make sure everyone is safe in the building and no accidents to occur.
She stated she attended an in-service on smoking policy she stated the smoking policy did not change.
She stated that it was an overview of the smoking policy and the importance of sticking to it.
She stated it covers what residents were allowed to smoke, where they were allowed to go what items should not be left with them etc., she stated it was straight forward.
She stated she attended an in-service on smoking procedure she stated that the new procedure is to get the smoking box and check for a lighter and how many.
She stated she was to go outside with the residents, hand out 1 smoke to each resident, light the smoke for them, and monitor the residents while they were outside smoking.
She stated that she was to fill out the smoking log sheet, which indicated how many lighters smoke break started with, how many ended with, smoke break time and her signature indicated she did take them out and that the lighter was returned.
Record review of in-services completed by CNA B with signature for the smoking policy on 3.31.25, items not allowed on 3.31.25, and smoking procedure on 4.4.25.
During an observation on 4.6.25 at 10:30 am smoke break with employee CNA B she handed all resident one cigarette at this time, she individually lit the residents a cigarette.
She watched all the residents until they were done, and they all headed inside.
Once they were all inside, she signed the log she indicated the one lighter was still with her and she returned the box to the med room.
Observation of log was documented and fully completed since yesterday 4.5.25.
675145
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 675145 B.
Wing 04/06/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Odessa 3800 Englewood LN Odessa, TX 79762
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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