F 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper
authorities.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review, and the facility failed to ensure that all alleged violations involving
abuse, neglect, exploitation or mistreatment, which included injuries of unknown source and
misappropriation of resident property were reported immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the
allegation was made, if the events that caused the allegation involved abuse or resulted in serious bodily
injury to the administrator of the facility and to the other officials, which included the State Survey Agency,
in accordance with State law through established procedures for 1 of 7 residents (Resident #101) reviewed
for abuse, neglect and exploitation.
* The facility failed to report an allegation of neglect that occurred on 3/12/23 involving Resident #101 to the
administrator and the state agency timely.
This failure could place residents at risk for further potential abuse and neglect due to not reported and
investigated allegations of abuse, neglect, and misappropriation of property within the allocated timeframes.
Findings included:
Record review of the facility policy titled, ABUSE/NEGLECT, revised 6/2019, indicated, . 2. The Facility shall
report immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation is made, if the events that cause the
allegation involve abuse or result in serious bodily injury, or not later than 24 hours if the events that cause
the allegation do not result in serious bodily injury to the administrator of the facility and to other officials
(including to the State Survey Agency) in accordance with State law through established procedures. All
allegations and /or suspicions of abuse must be reported to the Administrator immediately. If the
Administrator is not present, the report must be made to the Administrator's Designee.
Record review of a face sheet dated 04/25/23, indicated Resident #101 was a [AGE] year-old female,
readmitted [DATE] with an admission date of 10/24/21 with diagnoses including displaced fracture of the
base of neck of right femur (type of hip fracture that disconnects the ball of the ball and socket of the hip
joint from the rest of the femur (thigh bone), traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (bleeding in the space
below one of the thin layers that cover and protect the brain, a medical emergency often caused by head
trauma), fall and urinary tract infection.
Record review of the Provider Investigation Report dated 03/17/23 indicated Resident #101 was found on
the floor after the resident's roommate yelled for help. Resident #101 was sent to the emergency room.
When Resident #101 readmitted , the nurse was informed in report from the hospital the
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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.
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
455594
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/26/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Paradigm at Kountze
604 Fm 1293
Kountze, TX 77625
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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F 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
fracture was corrected with surgery and notified administrator. The nurse reading chart saw documentation
that the resident was sent to a local hospital for a brain bleed . The incident occurred on 03/12/23 at 7:18
p.m. and was reported to the state agency on 03/17/23. The investigation findings were confirmed occured
by the facility.
Record review of a care plan updated on 03/26/23 indicated Resident #101 had a fall on 3/12/23 and
required hip surgery and had a hematoma (a pool of mostly clotted blood that forms in an organ, tissue, or
body space) to forehead.
During an observation and interview on 04/25/23 at 2:03 p.m., Resident #101 was sitting in her wheelchair.
Resident #101 said she fell and broke her hip and hurt her head. She said she remembered she stood up
but could not remember anything else.
During an interview on 04/25/23 at 2:09 p.m., Resident #101's roommate said said she witnessed Resident
#101 fall. She said Resident #101 was waiting to be put to bed and just stood up reaching for her gown on
the bed and fell backwards landing with her head under the roomates bed. The roomate said she yelled for
help and the nurses ran in to care for Resident #101.
During an interview on 04/26/23 at 12:19 p.m., RN B said on 3/12/23 she gave report to LVN C and was
about to clock out when Resident #101 fell. She did not witness the fall; she heard the roommate yelling.
She said LVN C assessed Resident #101 and sent her to the hospital. RN B said on 3/13/23 she notified
the DON of Resident's #101's brain bleed after a phone call with the hospital. She said it was not discussed
if this incident was reportable. RN B said she knew it was a reportable incident.
During an interview on 04/26/23 at 5:31 p.m., LVN C said she was responsible for Resident #101 at the
time of the fall. She said she found the resident on the floor after hearing the roommate yelling. She said
she assessed the resident, and stayed with her until the ambulance picked her up. LVN C said she called
the hospital later that night and was informed Resident #101 had a brain bleed and was being transferred to
another hospital. She said she did not notify the DON, LVN D notifed the on-call staff and DON for her while
she was caring for a resident.
During an interview on 04/26/23 at 1:30 p.m., LVN D said on 03/12/23 Resident #101 was found on the
floor. She said she started the documentation, called the ambulance, physician, and family, on call staff and
DON. She said on 03/12/23 she called the hospital for an update and was informed Resident #101 had a
cerebral cranial bleed and was sent to a different hospital. She said she notified the on-call manager, who
was the UM about Resident #101's brain bleed.
During an interview on 04/26/23 at 2:40 p.m., the UM said she was on call on 03/12/23. She said LVN C
and LVN D notified her of Resident #101's fall and at about 10:00 p.m., that night LVN D notified her of
Resident #101, moving to another hospital due to a brain bleed. The UM said she did not know at that time
a brain bleed was a reportable incident. She said she was responsible for not notifying the DON of the brain
bleed. The UM said she knew to notify the DON about a fracture but was unsure to notify about a brain
bleed before the incident. The UM said looking back she should have been reported the brain bleed to the
DON. The UM said not reporting timely was not following facility policy of reporting incidents.
During an interview on 4/26/23 at 11:22 p.m., the DON said on 3/12/23 LVN D notified her Resident #101
fell and was sent to the hospital. She said on 3/15/23, RN B notified her Resident #101 was
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Printed: 05/15/2026
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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
455594
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/26/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Paradigm at Kountze
604 Fm 1293
Kountze, TX 77625
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 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
diagnosed with a brain bleed while Resident #101 was still in the hospital. The DON said she called
corporate on 3/15/23 and a left message asking whether to report the resident's brain bleed or not. The
DON said she spoke with the Administrator on 3/16/23 in the evening, and the Administrator told her she
thought the incident involving Resident #101 was reportable but to call the corporate nurse. She said the
corporate nurse was unsure if the incident was reportable and she would check if it was reportable. The
DON said on 3/17/23 about 8:30 a.m., they began the investigation. She said the investigation was
completed and called in to HHSC. The DON said she should have called the corporate nurse back and if no
answer, she should have reached further up. The DON said the Administrator was responsible for reporting
incidents and if the Administrator was not there, she was responsible for reporting. The DON said the
Administrator usually walked her through the reporting and if the Administrator was not there the corporate
nurse would help her. She said before this incident she was not fully educated on what was reportable and
what was not. The DON said it should have been reported between 2 and 24 hours from the time the
incident was reported. The DON said the risks of incidents not being reported timely were similar incidents
happening again, missed something that could cause resident more harm, and not following policy with late
reporting.
During an interview on 4/26/23 at 12:04 p.m., the Administrator said she was responsible for reporting
timely within 2 to 24 hours depending on the circumstances and when she was not there, the DON was
responsible. The Administrator said the DON was always able to reach out to their regional/ corporate nurse
for assistance. She said herself and the DON had both been educated on reporting timely and what was
reportable. The Administrator said she left the country from 3/7/23 until 3/15/23. The Administrator said she
learned of Resident #101's injury on 3/17/23 when the nurse received report from the hospital. She said the
incident should have been reported before she came back. The Administrator notified corporate the incident
was reported late, completed an investigation, and reported to HHSC. She said a full audit of recent
admissions was completed. The administrator said her expectation was all incidents reported timely and
continued education of staff routinely on reportable events.
Record review of the facility policy titled, ABUSE/NEGLECT, revised 6/2019, indicated, . 2. The Facility shall
report immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation is made, if the events that cause the
allegation involve abuse or result in serious bodily injury, or not later than 24 hours if the events that cause
the allegation do not result in serious bodily injury to the administrator of the facility and to other officials
(including to the State Survey Agency) in accordance with State law through established procedures. All
allegations and /or suspicions of abuse must be reported to the Administrator immediately. If the
Administrator is not present, the report must be made to the Administrator's Designee.
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