Yoakum Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
YOAKUM NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER in YOAKUM, TX — inspection on November 18, 2025.
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
During a joint interview on 11/05/2025 at 3:20 PM the Administrator and the DON stated the expectation for grievances was for staff who hear a grievance should assist the complainant to generate a grievance form and submit the grievance form to the Administrator and/ or the DON.
The Administrator and DON stated LVN A had not generated a grievance form for Resident #1's Representative's complaints.
The Administrator and the DON stated the potential negative outcomes for residents was their grievances may go unresolved. A record review of the facility's Resident and Family Grievances policy dated 10/4/2025 revealed, Policy: It is the policy of this facility to support each residents and family members right to voice grievances without discrimination, reprisal or fear of discrimination or reprisal. A resident or family member may voice grievances with respect to care and treatment which has been furnished as well as that which has not been furnished, the behavior of staff and other residents, and other concerns regarding their long term care facility stay.
The staff member receiving the grievance will record the nature and specifics of the grievance on the designated grievance form, or assist the resident or family member to complete the form.
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11/18/2025
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Yoakum Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
1300 Carl Ramert Dr Yoakum, TX 77995
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During an interview on 11/4/2025 at 6:00 PM LVN B stated she was an LVN at the facility and usually worked 6 AM to 6 PM and recalled she received a report from LVN A on the morning of 10/12/2025 where LVN A had a difficult procedure of instilling an indwelling foley catheter for Resident #1 and had received a report from a CNA that Resident #1 had bleeding evidence in his adult brief. LVN B stated she and LVN A assessed Resident #1 with no return urine flow and LVN B re-attempted to instill a fresh indwelling urinary catheter with no success. LVN B stated she could not overcome Resident #1's enlarged prostate to reach the bladder evidenced by no urine return flow. LVN B stated she reported the findings to the physician and received new orders for Resident #1 to be transferred to the hospital for evaluation and treatment. LVN B stated she believed she had documented the details of the incident and upon record review stated she had not documented details to accurately document the chain of events.
During a joint interview on 11/05/2025 at 3:20 PM the Administrator and the DON stated the expectation for accurate records was for staff who provided care would document the care provided to include enough details to effectively document the care.
The Administrator and the DON stated the facility had a policy for documenting indwelling foley catheterization and followed the [NAME] guidance and procedures (a series of evidence-based, step-by-step clinical resources for healthcare professionals, primarily nurses, created by Wolters Kluwer.
These online and print resources provide consistent and safe patient care guidelines at the point of care, offering detailed instructions, skills checklists, and competency assessments for a wide range of procedures and topics, as described on the Wolters Kluwer website.) The Administrator and the DON stated the potential negative outcome for residents could be inaccurate records. A record review of the [NAME] Solutions website https://procedures.lww.com/lnp/view.do?pId=4420096&hits=inserting,urinary,insertion,catheter,catheters,inserted,insert&a= 11/4/2025, titled Procedures: Indwelling urinary catheter (Foley) insertion, assigned male at birth Revised: November 17, 2024, revealed, .
Documentation associated with indwelling urinary catheter insertion includes:assessment findingsindication for catheter usedate and time of insertionsize and type of catheteramount of sterile water used to inflate the balloonintake and output (if ordered)characteristics and amount of urinecomplicationsname of the practitioner you notifieddate and time of notificationprescribed interventionspatient's response to those interventionsteaching provided to the patient and family (if applicable)understanding of that teachingfollow-up teaching needed.
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