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 an alleged violation involving
abuse was reported immediately but not later than 2 hours after the allegation was made to the
Administrator of the facility for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for abuse.
LVN A failed to immediately report an abuse allegation to the Administrator, who was the facility's abuse
coordinator, when she overheard CNA B verbally abusing Resident #1 in early May 2025.
This failure could have caused residents to experience abuse by staff.
Findings included:
Record review of Resident #1's admission Record, dated 06/04/25, reflected she was a [AGE] year-old
female who originally admitted to the facility on [DATE] and readmitted on [DATE].
Record review of Resident #1's Quarterly MDS Assessment, dated 04/01/25, reflected she had a BIMS
score of 06, which indicated severe cognitive impairment. Her active diagnoses included Non-Alzheimer's
Dementia (a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform everyday
activities), Schizophrenia (a chronic mental disorder characterized by symptoms such as hallucinations,
delusions, and cognitive challenges), and Borderline Personality Disorder (a mental health condition that
affects the way people feel about themselves and others).
Observation and attempted interview on 06/04/25 at 10:00 AM with Resident #1 revealed she was lying in
bed in her room. Resident #1 did not answer any questions the surveyor asked, instead she just stared at
the surveyor.
Interview on 06/04/25 at 9:31 AM with LVN A revealed she worked with Resident #1 on the secured unit.
LVN A said she saw CNA B go in to provide care to Resident #1 one day in early May 2025 and overheard
the aide tell the resident, You need to get your pissy ass back in bed. LVN A said she wrote out a witness
statement and turned it into the Administrator who was the Abuse Coordinator for the facility since this was
an instance of verbal abuse.
Interview on 06/04/25 at 10:15 AM with the Administrator revealed he had not received any witness
statements regarding an abuse allegation and CNA B or Resident #1.
Interview on 06/04/25 at 10:52 AM with CNA B revealed she cared for Resident #1 but had never abused
her. CNA B said she never said anything verbally abusive towards Resident #1 or any other
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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
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Event ID:
455819
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
455819
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/04/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Arlington Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center
4825 Wellesley St
Fort Worth, TX 76107
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
resident. CNA B said she felt like LVN A was trying to get her in trouble or fired because they did not get
along as co-workers. CNA B said she no longer worked with Resident #1.
Follow-up interview on 06/04/25 at 11:30 AM with LVN A revealed she wrote a witness statement informing
the Administrator about the verbal abuse she witnessed by CNA B towards Resident #1. LVN A said the
Administrator's door was closed at the time, but she put it under his door. LVN A said she never received
any follow-up from the witness statement but did not bring it up again to the Administrator. LVN A said she
thought she followed the procedure by filling out the witness statement and giving it to the Administrator.
Interview on 06/04/25 at 12:57 PM with the Interim DON revealed when she interviewed LVN A about the
abuse allegation regarding CNA B and Resident #1, LVN A said she wrote a witness statement and left it
under the Administrator's door. The Interim DON said LVN A should have called the Administrator instead of
just writing a witness statement, so she was immediately in-serviced on the facility's abuse policy.
Interview on 06/04/25 at 2:26 PM with the Administrator revealed he interviewed LVN A about the abuse
allegation regarding CNA B and Resident #1. The Administrator said LVN A told him she wrote a witness
statement and then slipped it under his door while he was out on PTO. The Administrator said when he
returned from PTO, there was nothing under his door. The Administrator said all staff knew to report all
abuse to him immediately, which usually meant they would call or text him; even if he was out on leave or
out of the building. The Administrator said the purpose of staff immediately reporting abuse allegations to
him was to protect the residents from further abuse. The Administrator said if staff did not immediately
report an abuse allegation to him then the same situation could happen with another resident. The
Administrator said all staff were responsible for ensuring they reported any allegation of abuse to him
immediately. The Administrator expected that all staff immediately report any abuse allegation to him.
Record review of the facility's Abuse/Neglect policy, revised 03/29/18, reflected:
.E. Reporting .1. Any person having reasonable cause to believe an elderly or incapacitated adult is
suffering from abuse, neglect or exploitation must report this to the DON, administrator [sic], state and/or
adult protective services .2. When a suspected abused, neglected, exploited, mistreated or potential victim
of misappropriation of property comes to the attention of any employee, that employee will make an
immediate verbal report to the Abuse Preventionist or designee. If the discovery occurs outside of normal
business hours, the Abuse Preventionist and/or designee will be called .
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