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, the facility failed to ensure that all allegations involving abuse,
neglect, exploitation or mistreatment, including injuries of unknown source, were reported immediately to
the administrator of the facility and to the State Survey Agency, for one (R#1) of 18 residents reviewed for
abuse/neglect.
The facility staff did not report an incident of injury when R#1 was observed bleeding from eyebrow during
perineal care.
This failure could place residents at risk for neglect.
The findings included:
Record review of R #1's Face Sheet dated 08/07/2023 documented a [AGE] year-old female resident
admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Her diagnoses were: muscle wasting, mobility abnormalities, dysphagia
(swallowing difficulty), right knee contracture, and left knee contracture.
Record review of R#1's Annual Minimum Data Set, dated [DATE] noted the following: Brief interview of
mental status summary score of 99- (resident was unable to complete the interview). MDS coded R#1 to
need total dependence for toilet use, transfers, and bed mobility. Functional Status: required extensive
assistance with two-person physical assist/support for toileting, transfers, and bed mobility, as well as
one-person physical assist with eating.
R#1's Care Plan dated 05/27/2023 is has an ADL self-care performance deficit r/t Impaired balance,
contracture BIL hips, knees, hx shoulder dislocation, cognitive impairments. Interventions: Position with
pillows for comfort d/t contractures. ROM with adls as tolerated. Bathing/showering: Check nail length and
trim and clean on bath day and as necessary. Report any changes to the nurse. Bathing/showering: The
resident is totally dependent on 1 staff to provide shower. Bed mobility: The resident requires Total
assistance by 1 staff to turn and reposition in bed. Dressing: The resident requires total assist by staff to
dress. Eating: The resident requires Total assist by staff to eat. Personal hygiene: The resident requires
(total assistance) by 1 staff with personal hygiene and oral care. Skin inspection: The resident requires
SKIN inspection (daily with adls Observe for redness, open areas, scratches, cuts, bruises, and report
changes to the Nurse. Toilet use: The resident requires (Total assistance) by one staff for toileting.
Record review of R #1's Nurses Note date 08/03/2023 at 8:30 a.m. documented by LVN B, writer received
report during change of shift 08/02/2023 6p-6a that resident had small area of discoloration to
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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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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
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455697
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(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/14/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Avir at Corpus Christi
202 Fortune Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78405
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F 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Lt eye. Upon assessment of resident, she was observed with discoloration to under Lt eye coming up
around eye and small [NAME] to Lt eyebrow. Writer spoke to CNA A morning of 08/03/2023 who stated
resident had band aid over eyebrow at start of shift morning 08/02/2023. CNA B also stated it was noted
08/02/2023 at beginning of shift. Writer reported findings to DON morning 08/03/2023.
Record Review of additional progress notes for R#1's, and assessments on 08/04/2023, had no additional
mention of R#1's injuries.
During an observation and interview on 08/04/2023 at 5:45PM, R#1 was in a wheelchair, sitting at a dining
room table, being assisted to eat by staff. R#1 was observed to have dark purple discoloration with light
green on the left eye, in the eye-ball socket area. Attempted interview with R#1, but R#1 was non-verbal to
the questions asked.
During an interview on 08/04/02023 at 5:16PM, the Administrator stated injury of unknown origin,
especially bruises are reportable injury to state. The administrator stated every morning the ADONs and
DON, will discuss events that transpired during the previous 24hr. day before, during their morning clinical
meeting. The Administrator stated during the morning meetings, any incident and accidents will also be
discussed during the morning clinical meeting. with the 24hrs. The Administrator stated if an event
transpired during the weekend, the event will be discussed during Monday morning meeting. The
Administrator stated he was not aware of event regarding R#1 and would report the incident to state. The
Administrator stated he needed to be notified of any injury small or large, to begin an investigation to
determine how the injury happened, not just guess. The Administrator stated he was not made aware of
any scratch, or bruise for R#1 from 08/02/2023-08/04/2023. The Administrator stated, had the DON known
about R#1's injury, the DON should have begun internal investigation to rule out abuse, and should have
instructed managerial staff to continue the investigation, while the DON was off. The Administrator stated
no definitive answer as to why the internal investigation had not been done. The Administrator verbalized
his dismay for his staff not reporting and investigating R#1's injury.
During an interview on 08/04/2023 at 6:04pm, ADON A stated any time an unexplainable injury was
observed, the charge nurse will notify the DON and fill out incident report. The ADON A stated if there was
a large or small bruise or injury of unknown origin, there needs to be an incident report and the physician
needs to be notified to attain recommendations. ADON A stated bruises are reportable to state. ADON A
stated an investigation will begin by the DON to ensure the safety of resident and to rule out abuse. ADON
A stated she was aware of the event with R#1, but does not know what transpired, and was not given
directions to continue any investigation regarding R#1's bruise. ADON A stated she did not know if the DON
had begun the internal investigation for R#1. ADON A stated the event with R#1 was not discussed at
morning meeting on 08/03/2023. ADON A stated if the DON could not definitively state what happened, it
should be investigated, and reported to state.
During an interview on 08/04/2023 at 6:18PM ADON B stated she was in the room on 08/03/2023 at
8:30-8:45AM when the charge nurse notified the DON that she had noticed discoloration on R#1's left eye.
ADON B stated, the charge nurse notified the DON, there was no documentation nor progress note on
R#1's injury. ADON B stated she heard the charge nurse notify the DON, that LVN A had stated in report
that R#1 had some slight red discoloration and upon the charge nurse's observation, there was dark purple
bruising to R#1's left eye. ADON B stated the DON told the LVN B that she would investigate the injury and
get with LVN A. ADON B stated during the morning meeting on 08/03/2023, the topic of R#1's bruising was
not brought up and stated the bruising topic should have been discussed due to the injury's unknown
origin. ADON B stated she was not given any direction to continue any internal
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AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
455697
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/14/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Avir at Corpus Christi
202 Fortune Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78405
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
investigations. ADON B stated both nurses LVN A and charge nurse should have filled out an incident
report. ADON B stated she conducted an in-service regarding abuse/neglect and reporting criteria given
about a month ago to all clinical staff. The ADON B stated the DON should have followed up on R#1's injury
and should have begun an internal investigation to rule out abuse, especially due to not knowing of
definitive origin of R#1's injury and should have been reported to state. ADON B stated when she was
looking at R#1's electronic medical record , no was not incident report for R#1.
During an interview on 08/04/2023 at 6:55pm, LVN A stated she went into work on 08/01/2023 6:00AM6:00PM, no redness or bruising were observed through her shift. On 08/02/2023 LVN A again went to work
from 6:00AM- 6:00PM shift. LVN A stated that she was in R#1's room when two CNAs were getting R#1 up.
LVN A stated she was notified while in R#1's room, that R#1 had red discoloration to left eye. LVN A stated
she assessed the left eye and observed red discoloration on eye but did not feel a cause for concern. LVN
A stated R#1 will at times curl hand near her left eye and utilized her previous experience with R#1 to
determine the cause of the red discoloration was R#1 rubbing her left eye. LVN A stated there was no
bruising on either of R#1's eyes or nose. LVN A allowed the CNAs to place R#1 in wheelchair and take to
the dining area for breakfast and then back to bed. LVN A stated she checked and monitored the red
discolored eye area throughout her shift on 08/02/2023 and did not fill out an incident report due to her
previous experience with R#1 rubbing her eyes. LVN A stated she did not notify the DON nor Administrator
about eye discoloration, due to her previous experience with R#1 self-inflicted red discoloration on left eye
by scratching and rubbing eyes. LVN A stated she notified the incoming LVN B on 08/02/2023 at 6:00PM to
keep an eye on red eye discoloration. LVN A stated when she left work on 08/02/2023 at 6:00PM R#1's left
eye had slight red discoloration but nothing big like a black eye. LVN A stated she felt she acted and
advocated appropriately for R#1. LVN A was asked if she witnessed R#1 rubbing and scratching her eye
during her shift, to which she replied no and was asked how she then definitively ruled out abuse, given that
she did not witness R#1 scratching her eyes, LVN A gave no definitive answer. LVN A stated she was last
in-serviced about abuse and neglect early August 2023.
During an interview on 08/11/2023 at 12:53PM the DON stated the expectation of the facility, when dealing
with injuries was for the charge nurse to be notified, and for the charge nurse to assess the resident, file an
incident report, notify family, doctor and according to injury will report according to the HHSC Guidelines.
The DON stated on Thursday 8/3/2023 around 8:30AM in the morning, the night charge nurse notified the
DON that she needed to speak with her. The DON stated the charge nurse told her that R#1 had a bruise to
her left eye, and that nobody had done anything about it. The DON stated she had not heard anything
about R#1's injury and stated she would investigate. The DON stated the injury was not brought up in
morning clinical meeting because no incident report was done, no risk management report/incident report
was done, and because she did not know extent of bruise. The DON stated on 08/03/2023 she observed
R#1 to which she saw R#1 with light purple discoloration on left eye. The DON stated she interviewed LVN
A on 08/03/2023, and was told by LVN A, that R#1 had self-inflicted injury with her hands. The DON stated
R#1 had tendency to rub her eyes and rest her hands by face. The DON stated upon interviewing LVN A,
LVN A stated she saw red discoloration during her 6:00AM- 6:00PM shift on 08/02/2023 but did not see a
cause for concern or need for incident report. The DON stated, on 08/03/2023 she told LVN A to complete
an incident report and dismissed because she knew R#1 rubbed her eyes. The DON stated she was off on
08/04/2023. The DON continued by stating she started her investigation on 08/03/2023, and assessed for
safety hazards, spoke to all clinical staff, and on 08/05/2023 CNA A stated while she was changing R#1,
CNA A observed R#1 rubbing her eye with hand on face, and when she turned R#1 back to supine position
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Event ID:
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If continuation sheet
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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
455697
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/14/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Avir at Corpus Christi
202 Fortune Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78405
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
a little bit of blood was visualized. The DON stated, the CNA A stated she reported the injury to LVN A, and
that LVN A forgot to do an incident report. The DON was asked how she ruled out abuse, the DON stated
she did recall discussing R#1's injury in the clinical morning meeting on 08/03/2023 and notified the
ADONs to continue the internal investigation while she was off on 08/04/2023. The DON stated she
continued her investigation on Saturday 08/05/2023 as well as conducted an in-service regarding
documenting/abuse/neglect on the same day. The DON stated has attempted to rectify situation by writing a
formal write up for LVN A.
During an interview on 08/11/2023 at 5:17 PM, CNA A stated on 08/01/2023 she went to R#1's room to
perform perineal care on R#1 and when she turned R#1 to her left side, she visualized R#1 scratching her
eye with her nails. CNA A stated when she turned R#1 back to supine position, she saw that R#1 had blood
on the left eyebrow. The CNA A stated she notified LVN A of R#1's bloody eyebrow while LVN A was in the
hallway, to which LVN A went into R#1's room and cleaned up R#1's eyebrow, then instructed CNA A to
assist R#1 to wheelchair. The CNA A stated R#1's face just had a little bleeding in eyebrow and that was it.
The CNA A stated the DON did not ask about the incident until 08/05/2023. The CNA A stated she attended
in-service regarding documenting/abuse/neglect on 08/05/2023.
Attempted interview with LVN B and was told she was not available for interview.
Record review of facility's Documenting/Abuse/Neglect dated, 08/04/2023, did not have LVN A in
attendance, but did have CNA A in attendance.
Record review of facility's incident/accident reports on 08/04/2023, no report documented for R#1.
Record review of facility's Accident and Incident-Investigating and Reporting Policy revised July 2020
stated,
1.
The nurse supervisor/charge nurse and/or the department director or supervisor shall promptly initiate and
document investigation of the accident or incident.
2.
The following data, as applicable, shall be included in the Risk Management report;
a.
The date and time the accident or incident took place;
b.
The nature of the injury/illness (e.g. bruise, fall, nausea, etc.);
c.
Where the accident or incident took place;
d.
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Event ID:
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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
455697
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/14/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Avir at Corpus Christi
202 Fortune Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78405
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
The name(s) of witnesses and their account of the accident or incident
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Record review of facility's Charting and Documentation Policy revised July 2017 stated,
1.
Residents Affected - Few
All alleged violations involving abuse, neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment, including injuries of an
unknown source and misappropriation of property will be report by the facility Administrator, or his/her
designee, to the following persons or agencies:
a.
The State licensing/certification agency responsible for surveying/licensing the facility;
2.
An alleged violation of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment (including injuries of unknown source
and misappropriation of resident property) will be reported immediately, but not later than:
a.
Two (2) hours if the alleged violation involves abuse OR has resulted in serious bodily injury; or
b.
Twenty-four (24) hours if the alleged violation does not involve abuse AND has not resulted in serious
bodily injury.
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