Orchid Care Homes, LLC

Life safety and building citations

The citations about the building itself — fire and life safety, physical plant and emergency management. Usually the maintenance side’s to fix.

• The facility failed to ensure an attic was not used for storage.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 20, 2021
• The facility failed to keep floors in good condition and regularly cleaned.October 7, 2021 · corrected January 20, 2022
• The facility failed to maintain outdoor areas in good condition and to keep outdoor areas free of fire or health hazards.October 7, 2021 · corrected January 20, 2022
• The facility's plan failed to include a process that ensures communication with the EMC.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The facility failed to ensure equipment could be accessed to the facility could inspect, test, and service the equipment.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 1, 2021
• The facility failed to include a section addressing warning in the emergency preparedness and response plan.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The facility failed to provide the minimum levels of illumination required in the facility.October 7, 2021 · corrected January 20, 2022
• The facility failed to inspect, test, and maintain fire sprinkler system components.October 7, 2021 · corrected January 20, 2022
• The facility failed to maintain electrical, heating, and cooling systems so they worked safely.October 7, 2021 · corrected January 20, 2022
• The facility failed to ensure resident room doors would latch in their frames.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 1, 2021
• The facility failed to train staff in the use of fire extinguishers, failed to inspect and maintain fire extinguishers, and failed to keep records of inspection and maintenance of fire extinguishers.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 1, 2021
• The facility failed to include a section addressing transportation in the emergency preparedness and response plan.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The facility failed to develop and maintain a written emergency preparedness and response plan based on its risk assessment under subsection (b) of this section and that is adequate to protect facility residents and staff in a disaster or emergency.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The facility failed to provide a resident or legally authorized agent with the name, address, and contact information for each receiving facility or pre-arranged evacuation destination identified by the facility.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The facility failed to provide safe waste containers in kitchens and hazardous areas.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 1, 2021
• The facility failed to have a complete fire safety plan for the protection of everyone in the facility in the event of a fire.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 1, 2021
• The facility failed to include a section addressing direction and control in the emergency preparedness and response plan.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The facility failed to have and enforce a smoking policy.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 1, 2021
• The facility failed to register with 2-1-1 Texas to assist the state in identifying persons who may need assistance in a disaster.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The facility failed to have a program to inspect, test, and maintain the fire sprinkler system and keep records of inspection, testing, and maintenance of the fire sprinkler system.October 7, 2021 · corrected January 20, 2022
• The facility failed to provide the required emergency preparedness and response plan training and conduct drills.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The facility's emergency preparedness and response plan failed to address the eight core functions of emergency management.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The facility failed to include a section addressing health and medical needs in the emergency preparedness and response plan.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The facility failed to have a program to inspect, test, and maintain the fire alarm system and keep records of inspection, testing, and maintenance of the fire alarm system.October 7, 2021 · corrected January 20, 2022
• The facility failed to inspect, test, and maintain fire alarm system components.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 1, 2021
• The facility failed to include a section addressing resource management in the emergency preparedness and response plan.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The facility failed to conduct required fire drills and document fire drills on the required form.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 1, 2021
• The facility failed to include a section addressing communication in the emergency preparedness and response plan.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The facility failed to notify each resident, next of kin, or legally authorized representative how to register for evacuation assistance with 2-1-1 Texas.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021
• The failed to provide safe waste containers in smoking areas.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 1, 2021
• The receiving facility's plan failed to include procedures for accommodating a temporary emergency placement of one or more residents during a disaster or emergency.October 7, 2021 · corrected November 17, 2021

How that compares

Visit history

What the citations cover

Every visit on file since September 2021

As published by HHSC, newest first, including visits that cited nothing. The wording is HHSC’s own.