Apex Secure Care

• Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 15, 2025

• Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 15, 2025

• Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Sep 5, 2025

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Sep 3, 2025

• Keep all essential equipment working safely.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 15, 2025

• Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction

• Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

  Severity B of L: potential for minimal harm, patternDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 19, 2024

• Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 19, 2024

• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 19, 2024

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 19, 2024

• Have policies on smoking.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 19, 2024

• Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 19, 2024

• Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

  Severity B of L: potential for minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 19, 2024

• Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jun 29, 2023

• Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jun 29, 2023

• Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jun 29, 2023

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jun 29, 2023

• 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.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 29, 2023

• Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadWaiver has been granted

• Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

  Severity B of L: potential for minimal harm, patternCorrected Jun 29, 2023

Apex Secure Care offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Apex Secure Care is located at 510 S First St in Brownfield, Texas.

Reviews for this skilled nursing and long-term care community are sharply divided: some families describe attentive, family-like staff who communicate well and have helped residents improve, while others report serious neglect, including a case where a resident developed severe bedsores and died from a related infection. The wide gap between accounts suggests care quality may vary significantly depending on staff and circumstances.

Apex Secure Care had 3 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 21 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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