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Health Inspection Summary

Weslaco Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

422 E 18th St

Weslaco, TX 78596

(956) 973-8451

Deficiency Category	Inspection Date: 3/14/24 Complaint Reporting Period: 4/1/24 - 3/31/25	Inspection Date: 1/6/23 Complaint Reporting Period: 4/1/23 - 3/31/24	Inspection Date: 10/21/21 Complaint Reporting Period: 4/1/22 - 3/31/23
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	1	0	0
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	2	2	0
Infection Control Deficiencies	0	0	0
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	2	0	0
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies	0	0	0
Resident Rights Deficiencies	1	1	0
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	1	1	0
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	3	0	1
Environmental Deficiencies	0	0	0
Administration Deficiencies	0	0	0

Detailed result for inspection on 3/14/24

Date of last standard health inspection:	3/14/24Read the full report (PDF)
Date(s) of complaint inspection(s) between 4/1/24 - 3/31/25	No complaint inspections
Date(s) of infection control inspection(s) between 4/1/24 - 3/31/25	No infection control inspections
Total number of Health Deficiencies for this nursing home:	10
Average number of Health Deficiencies in Texas:	8.8
Average number of Health Deficiencies in the United States:	9.6

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.	3/14/24	3/15/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.	3/14/24	3/15/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.	3/14/24	3/15/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few

Infection Control Deficiencies
No Infection Control Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted	3/14/24	3/15/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.	3/14/24	3/15/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
No Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Resident Rights Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.	3/14/24	3/15/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	3/14/24	3/15/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Some

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.	3/14/24	3/15/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.	3/14/24	3/15/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Some
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.	3/14/24	3/15/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Some

Environmental Deficiencies
No Environmental Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Administration Deficiencies
No Administration Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Detailed result for inspection on 1/6/23

Date of last standard health inspection:	1/6/23Read the full report (PDF)
Date(s) of complaint inspection(s) between 4/1/23 - 3/31/24	3/14/24Read the full report (PDF)
Date(s) of infection control inspection(s) between 4/1/23 - 3/31/24	No infection control inspections
Total number of Health Deficiencies for this nursing home:	4
Average number of Health Deficiencies in Texas:	8.7
Average number of Health Deficiencies in the United States:	9.4

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
No Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.	1/6/23	1/9/23	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.	1/6/23	1/9/23	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few

Infection Control Deficiencies
No Infection Control Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
No Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
No Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Resident Rights Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.	1/6/23	1/9/23	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Some

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	1/6/23	1/9/23	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Some

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
No Pharmacy Service Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Environmental Deficiencies
No Environmental Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Administration Deficiencies
No Administration Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Detailed result for inspection on 10/21/21

Date of last standard health inspection:	10/21/21Read the full report (PDF)
Date(s) of complaint inspection(s) between 4/1/22 - 3/31/23	No complaint inspections
Date(s) of infection control inspection(s) between 4/1/22 - 3/31/23	2/3/23Read the full report (PDF)
Total number of Health Deficiencies for this nursing home:	1
Average number of Health Deficiencies in Texas:	6.4
Average number of Health Deficiencies in the United States:	8.7

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
No Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
No Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Infection Control Deficiencies
No Infection Control Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
No Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
No Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Resident Rights Deficiencies
No Resident Rights Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
No Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.	10/21/21	11/8/21	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few

Environmental Deficiencies
No Environmental Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Administration Deficiencies
No Administration Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Complaints and facility-reported incidents in the past 3 years
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.	3/14/24	3/15/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Some

Infection control inspection deficiencies in the past 3 years
This nursing home has not been cited for any deficiencies on infection control inspections in the last 3 years.

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