F 0689
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to
prevent accidents.
Level of Harm - Actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment remained as free of
accident hazards as possible and that each resident received adequate supervision and assistance devices
to prevent accidents for 1 of 1 residents ( Resident #1) reviewed for adequate supervision. The facility failed
to provide adequate supervision to prevent Resident #1 from falling to the floor and injuring himself during
patient care on 01/09/26 and resulted in a laceration to his upper lip which required stitches. This deficiency
could expose residents to harm and injury, due to not being adequately monitored. Findings include:
Record review of Resident #1's face sheet revealed a [AGE] year-old male who was admitted to the facility
on [DATE]. His diagnoses included Immobility Syndrome (Paraplegic), Muscle weakness (generalized),
cognitive communication deficit, Hyperlipidemia, Unspecified, Contracture of muscle, unspecified site,
Dysphagia, Oral Phase, and Need for assistance with personal care. Review of Resident #1's MDS
assessment dated [DATE], section C revealed no BIMS score. Section G regarding the resident's Activities
of Daily Living (ADL) Assistance revealed the resident needed supervision and two persons assisting with
bed mobility, transferring, and toilet use. It also revealed the resident required two-person assistance with
dressing and personal hygiene. Record review of Resident #1's care plan dated 11/12/2025 revealed
Resident #1 was care planned for falls. ADL Self-Care Performance Deficit: requiring two-person assist with
all ADL except for eating. Record review of CMA-A's signed statement dated 01/09/26 revealed she was
providing patient care for Resident #1. The statement read in part, .Resident #1 became agitated. So, I
stopped to calm him down, and after he calmed down. I started providing patient care again; however,
Resident#1 became agitated again, and as I was wiping him, he fell to the floor, landing face down and on
his left side. I observed blood, and I called for help. Record review of Resident #1's hospital record dated
01/09/26 revealed that Resident #1 was diagnosed with a fall, which resulted in a laceration to his upper lip.
Resident #1 received stitches to treat his upper lip. Record review of Resident #1's progress note dated
01/09/26 revealed that he returned to the facility at 7:48 p.m. with one stitch to his upper lip due to
sustaining a laceration from a fall. Record review of the facility's Provider Investigation Report dated
01/20/2026 and signed by the Administrator revealed, . CMA (CMA A) provided care to Resident (Resident
#1) alone when his care plan called for two-person assist. He rolled out of bed on to the floor . Resident
(Resident #1) sustained a laceration to his lip during the fall . Order received and carried out to send
Resident (Resident #1) to (a local acute care hospital) ER for evaluation and treatment . All staff were
trained (In-services on transfers, mechanical lift transfers, bed mobility, and repositioning with return
demonstration) and CMA (CMA A) was terminated as it was found she failed to care for him without getting
the assistance of a second staff member. Ad-hoc QAPI was held regarding fall . An audit was done on
January 9-10 2026 to ensure residents care plans accurately reflected each resident's assessment needs .
In an interview on 01/13/26 at 9:45
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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
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Event ID:
455682
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
455682
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
01/14/2026
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Afton Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
7514 Kingsley St
Houston, TX 77087
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 0689
Level of Harm - Actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
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a.m., the Administrator stated CMA A was terminated because on 01/09/2026, CMA-A failed to provide
appropriate patient care on Resident #1. The Administrator said CMA A should have used a two- person
assist for care and because of CMA-A's failure to follow Resident #1's care plan for two-person assist, he
fell out of his bed and sustained an injury to his top lip. Resident #1 was taken to the hospital, and his injury
required stitches. In an interview with the ADON on 01/13/26, at 9:55 a.m., she stated that CMA A should
have checked the Kardex before providing care for Resident #1. She stated the Kardex would have
informed her that a two-staff member assist was the safest way to provide care for Resident#1 to prevent
injury. An unsuccessful attempt to interview Resident #1 was made on 01/13/2026 at 10:35 a.m. However,
observation reflected that Resident #1 did have stitches in his upper lip. In an interview with CNA-A, 10:40
a.m., CNA-B, 10:43 a.m., CMA-B,10:46 a.m., and LVN-A10:50 a.m. on 01/13/26, they stated as a result of
Resident #1's incident, they were in-serviced last week on where to look to know if a resident is a
two-person assist and if the resident is a Hoyer lift. An unsuccessful attempt was made to contact CMA A
on 01/13/2026, at 11:26 a.m. and at 9:30 a.m. on 01/14/2026. In an interview with the MDS Nurse on
1/13/26 at 1:00 p.m., she stated that Resident #1 was a two-person assist with all ADL except eating. In an
interview with the Administrator on 01/13/26 at 3:45 p.m., she stated that during her investigation, CMA A
told the DON that she did not understand that she was supposed to use two people to assist. The
Administrator stated that CMA A was recently in-serviced at the facility on what residents required the
Hoyer lift, and where to look in the Kardex to know if a resident is a two-person assist. The Administrator
stated that Resident #1 had to be taken to the hospital due to his fall from his bed during patient care with
CMA A. The administrator stated that Resident #1 required stitches to his upper lip. Record review of facility
in-services revealed all staff were educated on:*Hoyer lift, gait belt, and Kardex check before providing
patient care on 01/09/2026.*Transfers and Safe patient handling on 01/09/26.*Abuse and Neglect on
01/09/2026*Abuse/Neglect on 01/09/2026. Record review of facility Safe Handling Policy(not dated)
revealed, . The facility has a program to promote and assure safe patient handling for both the resident and
the employee. Nurses will identify residents in need of transfer, repositing or movement assistance.Nurses
will assess the risks associated with lifting, transferring, repositioning, or movement assistance Nurses will
be educated in the identification, assessment, and control of risks of injury to residents and nurses during.
Resident will be evaluated on admission and as needed for alternative means of lifting. Transferring,
repositing and other movements to minimize risk of injury.patient handling. Nurses will be educated
regarding correct safe handling procedures; to report concerns or the inability to perform resident handling
or movement that the nurse believes in good faith will expose a resident or nurse to unacceptable risk or
injury. 6. Facility staff will report to the supervisor the inability to complete resident lifting, transfer, or
repositioning if they feel it will either endanger the resident or cause injury to staff. 7. Nursing will request
therapy disciplines to evaluate the resident ability to assist, and the amount of assistance needed with
lifting, repositioning, transferring or mobility.
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