Focused Care At Odessa
Focused Care at Odessa in Odessa, TX — inspection on May 27, 2026.
Found 2 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
the first time Resident #1 did not take her medications to MA A's knowledge. MA A said Resident #1
facility's MA Competency checklist, undated, revealed one of the items on the checklist was: Remain
4/15/26, by the DON revealed the subject of the training was, Please ensure residents take all medications in the cup. Do not leave medications at bedside. MA A did not participate in the in-service
675751 05/27/2026
Focused Care at Odessa 2443 W 16th St Odessa, TX 79763
Findings included:Review of Resident #1's admission Record, dated 5/21/26 revealed she was a [AGE] year-old female admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses which included End Stage Renal Disease (kidney no longer works the way it needs to). Resident #1 was on dialysis.
Review of Resident #1's Quarterly MDS Assessment, dated 5/20/26 revealed:She had a BIMS score of 15 of 15 (indicating her cognition was intact) and showed no signs of delirium.She needed supervision or cueing for most ADLs. In an observation and interview on 5/21/26 at 9:20 a.m. the Laundry Supervisor stated the facility did have problems with the industrial washer breaking down; the hot water was not getting hot.
The Laundry Supervisor stated the facility had to use special soap for resident clothing and she did not get the order in on time.
The Laundry Supervisor stated it would delivered on 6/1/26.
The Laundry Supervisor stated the soap used on the bed linens and towels would eat the resident's clothing.
The Laundry Supervisor said she did not get the credit card from the Housekeeping Supervisor to get regular soap for resident's clothing out of petty cash or ask a sister facility for the right soap.
The Laundry Supervisor said she did not know she did not ask to trade with a near by facility under the same corporation umbrella.
The Laundry Supervisor stated sometimes the aides would not clean the bowel movement off the sheets or wrap the linens around a soiled brief.
The Laundry Supervisor said the Laundry Department did not have a hopper (specialized sink for washing off BM from linens) equipped in the room.
The Laundry Supervisor said the third washer may or may not work on getting the resident's clothes clean and the laundry staff were doing half loads in the washer.
Observation at that time of the smallest washer (consumer sized) showed the washer was over filled with sheets - there were too many sheets for the agitator to move the sheets.
The Laundry Supervisor stated the industrial washer was essential equipment for the facility to have linens. In an interview on 5/21/26 at 9:47 a.m., the Housekeeping Supervisor said there were three different laundry detergents she could order off the computer and the other laundry soap was for the small washer.
The Housekeeping supervisor said she did not know to order the soap from the chemical company. In an interview on 5/21/26 at 12:07 p.m., Resident #1 stated the facility had two washers and the clothes came back stinking. Resident #1 said she talked to the head of laundry about it and was told the facility did not want to pay for a new washer. Resident #1 said the facility washed the poop linens in the same washer as the resident's clothes and that was why they stunk. In an interview on 5/22/26 at 1:13 p.m., CNA B stated she was not aware of any laundry complaints.
She stated the laundry was able to keep up with the demand for linens. CNA B said the washing machine broke the week of 5/11/26 thru 5/15/26 but the facility got it fixed. CNA B stated the facility had enough back up linens to get through. In an interview on 5/22/26 at 1:34 p.m., CNA C stated showers were given the best CNAs could. CNA C said there were sometimes issues with getting enough linens, and sometimes the residents went without showers. CNA C said the last time the facility was short on linens was the week before when the washer broke again. CNA C stated the linens did not smell but she did not know if they were clean because she did not smell bleach on the towels.
Review of washing machine repair receipts dated 2/27/26, 3/11/26, 3/23/26 revealed the facility had routine maintenance completed on the washing machine Interview on 5/21/26 at 10:50 a.m. the Administrator said there was no policy for essential equipment.
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