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Inspection visit

Health inspection

Kirkwood ManorCMS #4557321 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 1 deficiency. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0755 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few 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 provide pharmaceutical services including procedures that assured accurate administering of all drugs to meet the needs of residents for 1 of 8 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for pharmaceutical services, in that: The facility did not reorder Resident #1's Anastrozole for chemo treatment timely, resulting in Resident #1 missing 3 doses (06/21/24, 06/22/24, and 06/23/24) of Anastrozole. The noncompliance was identified as PNC. The PNC began on 06/24/2024 and ended on 06/25/2024. The facility had corrected the noncompliance before the survey began. These failures could place residents who receive medications administered by the facility at risk of not receiving the intended therapeutic benefit of their medication. The findings included: Record review of Resident #1's face sheet, dated 01/10/2025, revealed she was a [AGE] year-old female who originally admitted to the facility on [DATE], re-admitted to the facility on [DATE], and discharged on 06/24/2024 to the home with diagnoses that included type 2 diabetes mellitus (trouble controlling blood sugar and using it for energy), atrial fibrillation (abnormal electrical impulses), heart failure (heart muscle does not pump blood), chronic kidney disease stage 3 (less able to filter waste and fluid of your body), and hemiplegia and hemiparesis (muscle weakness or partial paralysis on one side of the body). Record review of Resident #1's discharge MDS assessment, dated 06/24/2024, revealed Resident #1 had a BIMS score of 14, indicating no cognitive impairment. Record review of Resident #1's physician order, dated 05/24/2024, revealed the resident had the order of Anastrozole oral tablet 1 mg (Anastrozole) Give 1 tablet by mouth one time a day for chemo treatment. Record review of Resident #1's Medication Administration Record, dated from 06/01/2024 to 06/30/2024, revealed Resident #1 did not receive Anastrozole oral tablet 1 mg (Anastrozole) on 06/21/24, 06/22/24, and 06/23/24 because the medication was not available. Record review of Medication Error Report, dated 06/24/2024, revealed the facility DON completed Medication Error Report for missing 3 doses of Resident #1's Anastrozole on 06/21/24, 06/22/24, and (continued on next page) 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: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 3 Event ID: 455732 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 455732 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 01/10/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Kirkwood Manor 2590 Loop 337 N New Braunfels, TX 78130 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 - Few 06/23/24 because the medication was not available, and corrective actions taken were conducting audit with medications to all residents, counseling with nurses involves, in-services to nursing staff regarding medication refill on time, and revised daily audit process. Record review of the facility investigation report, dated 06/25/2024, revealed the facility DON notified Resident #1's oncologist regarding the resident not receiving Anastrozole for 3 days, and the oncologist stated missing 3 doses has no harmful side effects and to just continue taking it as scheduled, and the medication is completely separate from the resident's chemo and no bearing on the resident's ability to start back up on chemo treatment. Record review the facility's in-service, dated 06/24/2024, revealed the facility DON completed providing in-services regarding re-ordering meds, med not available, missing meds and notifying to physician if meds not available to all nursing staff (nurses, medication aides, and CNAs). During an interview on 01/10/2025 at 1:39 p.m. with LVN-A, he stated he could not remember what reason was for not giving Anastrozole to Resident #1 on 06/21/2024 because it was happened almost one year ago and he did not work the facility anymore. If some medication was not available, LVN-A generally went to the facility emergency kit and took the medication. If the emergency kit did not have the medication, he generally called to pharmacy and DON or ADON to ask, but for this particular situation, LVN-A did not remember. During an interview on 01/10/2025 at 1:08 p.m. with the facility medical director, he stated he remembered Resident #1's 3 days missing doses of the resident's Anastrozole because the facility DON called and reported, and 3 days missing did not affect anything to the resident because the medication (Anastrozole) was only preventive medication. The main purpose of the medication was prophylactic (intended to prevent disease) effect. The medical director reviewed the correction actions from the facility after this incident occurred and no issues were noted. During an interview on 01/10/2025 at 1:00 p.m. with the DON, the DON said that when the DON performed Resident #1's discharge on [DATE], the DON found the resident did not receive her Anastrozole on 06/21/2024, 06/22/2024, and 06/23/2024 because the medication was not available. The DON talked to nurses who worked on those dates, and the nurse was LVN-A. The LVN-A was an agency nurse and did not report regarding the medication not being available to the DON or ADON. The DON called to the agency and said the nurse could not work at the facility anymore. The DON also called to the resident's oncologist and notify it. The oncologist said 3 days missing of the medication did not affect the resident's condition. Resident #1 did not have any negative or adverse reaction based on the resident's assessment on 06/24/2024. The DON conducted and completed providing in-services regarding re-ordering meds, med not available, missing meds and notifying to physician if meds not available to all nursing staff (nurses, medication aides, and CNAs) on 06/24/2024 and 06/25/2024. The DON and ADON also checked all nursing and medication carts and found all medications were available. The DON conducted spot checks and audit randomly if nurses followed the directions the DON provided to the in-service, and no issues noted so far. Record review of the facility policy, tiled Medication ordering and receiving from pharmacy provider, dated 11/13/2018, revealed Repeat medications (refills) are (written on a medication order from/ordered by peeling the top label from the physician order sheet and placing it in the appropriate area on the order form) provided by the pharmacy for that purpose and ordered as follows: a) reorder medication (seven) days in advance of need to assure an adequate supply is on hand. b) the nurse who reordered the medication is responsible for notifying the pharmacy of changed in directions for use (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 455732 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 455732 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 01/10/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Kirkwood Manor 2590 Loop 337 N New Braunfels, TX 78130 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 or previous labeling errors. c) the refill order is called in, faxed, or otherwise transmitted to the pharmacy. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 455732 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 3

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Citations

1 citation recorded*CMS

What do CMS severity letters mean?

Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.

Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.

  • 0755GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F755 - Pharmacy Services

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

FAQ · About this visit

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What happened during the January 10, 2025 survey of Kirkwood Manor?

This was a inspection survey of Kirkwood Manor on January 10, 2025. The surveyor cited 1 deficiency, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at Kirkwood Manor on January 10, 2025?

Yes, 1 deficiency was cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharm..."

What type of survey was this?

This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.

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