F 0755
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a
licensed pharmacist.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review the facility failed to ensure the resident's right to be free from abuse, neglect,
misappropriation of resident property and exploitation for three of five residents (Resident #1, Resident #2,
and Resident #3 ) reviewed for drug diversion. 1. The facility failed to ensure LVN A did not take 100 (one
hundred) Torsemide 100 mg tablets prescribed for Resident #1.2. The facility failed to ensure LVN A did not
take 100 (one hundred) Torsemide 100 mg tablets prescribed for Resident #2.3. The facility failed to ensure
LVN A did not take 30 (thirty) Torsemide 100 mg tablets prescribed for Resident #3. These failures could
place residents at risk of misappropriation, medication errors and compromised health conditions. Findings
include: Record review of the facility's self-report intake, dated 5/5/2025, revealed the following: Narrative of
The IncidentSame nurse entered orders for three different residents for the same medication, Torsemide.
The medications were then discontinued after the pharmacy delivered the medications. Medications were
signed in by same nurse and facility unable to locate three of the four medication cards that were delivered.
The Medical Director and NP deny giving nurse orders for Torsemide on any of the identified residents.1.
Record review of Resident #1's face sheet, dated 7/9/2025, revealed a [AGE] year-old female who was
re-admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Her diagnoses included: Hypothyroidism (thyroid produces too much
thyroid hormone), Hypertension (high blood pressure), Age-related decline (natural changed in thinking
speed, memory and cognitive abilities that occur when people age, Cerebral Infarction. Record review of
Resident #1's Quarterly MDS assessment, dated 6/26/2025, revealed she had a BIMS score of 3, which
indicated severely impaired cognition. Record review of Resident #1's Care Plan, initiated 4/10/2025,
revealed focus areas which included: I have a Vitamin/Mineral deficiency. Intervention listed as Administer
medication as ordered by M.D Record review of Resident #1's Order Summary, dated 3/8/2025 at 12:40
AM, revealed an unauthorized order entered in PCC by LVN-A for Torsemide Oral Tablet 100mg. Give (1)
tablet by mouth two times a day for fluid overload. A verbal order was entered in PCC by LVN-A on
3/8/2025 at 9:24 PM to discontinue the Torsemide 100mg. Record review of the Delivery Manifest Report
Details, Manifest ID: M412308X0000638512, dated 3/8/2025, revealed LVN-A received sixty (60) Torsemide
100mg tablets order for Resident #1. 2. Record review of Resident #2's face sheet, dated 7/9/2025,
revealed a [AGE] year-old female resident who was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Her diagnoses
included: Senile Degeneration of the Brain (cognitive decline), Major Depressive Disorder (persistent
sadness and loss of interest in activities) and Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol). Record review of Resident
#2's Quarterly MDS assessment, dated 5/16/2025, revealed she had a BIMS score of 7, which indicated
severely impaired cognition. Record review of Resident #2's Care Plan, initiated 5/4/2025, revealed focus
areas which included: I have a Vitamin/Mineral deficiency. Intervention listed as Administer medication as
ordered by M.D. Record review of Resident #2's Order Summary, dated 4/23/2025 at 9:16 PM, revealed an
unauthorized verbal order was entered in
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Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other
safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the
date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date
these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER
REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
(X6) DATE
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Facility ID:
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Event ID:
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Form Approved OMB
No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
455515
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/09/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation
607 W Ave B
Copperas Cove, TX 76522
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0755
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
PCC by LVN-A for Torsemide Oral Tablet 100mg. Give (1) tablet by mouth two times a day for edema. A
verbal order was entered in PCC by LVN-A on 4/23/2025 at 9:16 PM to discontinue the Torsemide 100mg.
Record review of Delivery Manifest Report Details, Manifest ID: M412308X0000640574, dated 4/26/2025,
revealed LVN-A received ten (10) Torsemide 100mg tablets order for Resident #2. Record review of
Resident #2's Physician's Order, dated 4/29/2025 at 3:22 AM, revealed an unauthorized verbal order was
entered in PCC by LVN-A for Torsemide Oral Tablet 100mg. Give (1) tablet by mouth two times a day for
edema. A verbal order was entered in PCC by LVN-A on 4/29/2025 at 3:22 AM to discontinue the
Torsemide 100mg. Record review of Resident #2's Physician's Order, dated 4/29/2025 at 5:03 PM, revealed
an unauthorized phone order was entered in PCC by LVN-A to discontinue the Torsemide 100mg. Record
review of Delivery Manifest Report Details, Manifest ID: M412308X0000640770, dated 5/1/2025, revealed
LVN-A received thirty (30) Torsemide 100mg tablets order for Resident #2. 3. Record review of Resident
#3's face sheet, dated 7/9/2025, revealed a [AGE] year-old female who was admitted to the facility on
[DATE]. Her diagnoses included: Type 2 Diabetes (body does not produce enough insulin), Hypertension
(high blood pressure and Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol). Record review of Resident #3's Quarterly MDS
assessment, dated 5/16/2025, revealed she had a BIMS score of 7, which indicated severely impaired
cognition. Record review of Resident #3's Order Summary, dated 5/2/2025 at 9:55 PM, revealed an
unauthorized verbal order was entered in PCC by LVN-A for Torsemide Oral Tablet 100mg. Give (1) tablet
by mouth two times a day for edema. A verbal order was entered in PCC by LVN-A on 5/3/2025 at 10:46
PM to discontinue the Torsemide 100mg. Record review of the Delivery Manifest Report Details, Manifest
ID: M412308X0000640825, dated 5/3/2025 revealed LVN-A received thirty (30) Torsemide 100mg tablets
order for Resident #3. During an interview on 7/9/2025 at 4:45 PM, the CMA employed with the facility for
one-year, stated she was in-serviced on misappropriation within the last month. She said she would report
misappropriation and/or drug diversions to the DON and ADM. She said she had not seen any medications
that were not been locked in the medication cart or room.During an interview on 7/9/2025 at 5:10 PM, CNA
employed at the facility for 18 months, stated she received monthly training on misappropriation and stated
she would report to the charge nurse, DON, and ADM. She said she had not seen any medications that
had not been locked in the medication cart or room. During an interview on 7/9/2025 at 5:25 PM, LVN-C
employed at the facility for three-years, stated she received monthly in-services on misappropriation. She
said if she had identified something was missing, she would have tried to locate it and then report to the
DON if it could not be located. She said when medications were received from the pharmacy, the nurse was
responsible to receive them, sort and verify all medications were accounted for and they were passed off to
the CMAs to put them into the medication cart. She said nurses were only allowed to enter standing orders
and should have obtained an approval from the nurse practitioner or medical director for all other
medication orders. She said, It was illegal to enter medication orders if we did not have approval from the
medical director. During an interview on 7/9/2025 at 5:40 PM, LVN-D employed at the facility for ten-years,
stated when medications were delivered by the pharmacy, the nurse checked the medications against the
inventory and then it was handed-off to the medication aide and placed on the medication cart. She said
narcotics were placed in the locked narcotics box by the nurse. She said nurses were only allowed to enter
standing orders into PCC. She identified potential harm as, We could kill someone. During an interview with
the DON on 7/9/2025 at 6:00 PM, the DON employed at the facility for three-months, stated she had placed
at the nurses' station a misappropriation in-service and staff were reviewing. She reviewed the process for
receiving medications when the pharmacy delivered them. She said only nurses were approved to sign for
the medications and the nurse was to ensure the medication count was
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
455515
If continuation sheet
Page 2 of 3
Printed: 05/15/2026
Form Approved OMB
No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
455515
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/09/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation
607 W Ave B
Copperas Cove, TX 76522
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0755
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
correct. She said two signatures were required when narcotics were received. She said she ran a report
from the pharmacy system and could see that LVN-A signed for the missing Torsemide, which required only
one signature. She said all mediation orders were reviewed daily by the DON and ADON. Three of the four
medication cards for Torsemide remained missing at the time of the interview. She said she spoke with
LVN-A who admitted she entered the orders and discontinue orders into PCC to check the functionality of
the system. She said LVN-A denied receiving the Torsemide from the pharmacy and she did not know the
whereabouts of the medication. During an interview with the ADM on 7/9/2025 at 6:30 PM, the ADM
employed at the facility for eighteen-months, stated when the pharmacy dropped of medications, the nurses
were responsible to verify each medication that was delivered and sign for the medication. She said nurses
were not allowed to enter medication orders without an order from the nurse practitioner or medical director.
She identified harm as the resident could have been double-dosed, had an allergic reaction, potentially
overdosed, and had drug to drug interactions. She said the DON and ADON were responsible to review the
medication orders during the week and the RN Supervisor was responsible on the weekends. She said the
process had been tightened up (improved) since the Torsemide drug diversion. An interview was attempted
on 7/9/2025 with LVN-A and was unsuccessful. Interviews were attempted on 7/10/2025 and 7/14/2025
with the Medical Director and were unsuccessful. Record review of the facility's in-service titled,
Discontinued Medications, 2001 MED-PASS Revised April 2007, reflected the following: Policy statement Staff shall destroy discontinued medications or shall return them to the dispensing pharmacy in accordance
with facility policy. Policy Interpretation and Implementation:1. A practitioner's order to discontinue a
resident's medication must be documented in the resident's clinical record and on the medication
administration record (MAR).2. The nurse receiving the order to discontinue a medication is responsible for
recording the information (e.g., writing discontinued date, dating, and initialing MAR) and notifying the
dispensing pharmacy of the discontinuation.3. Discontinued medications must be destroyed or returned to
the issuing pharmacy in accordance with established policies.
Event ID:
Facility ID:
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