F 0550
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or
her rights.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observations, interviews, and records review the facility failed to treat each resident with respect and dignity
and care for each resident in a manner and in an environment that promotes maintenance or enhancement
of his or her quality of life for 1 of 5 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for Resident Rights. The facility failed
to ensure Resident #1 was treated with respect and dignity on 9/22/25 from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. when there was a brown substance that looked and smelled like feces smeared on the floor in her
bathroom.The facility failed to ensure Resident #1 was treated with respect and dignity on 9/21/25 at
approximately 6:00 p.m. when staff failed to provide assistance with ADLs.These failures could place
residents at risk of psychosocial harm, self-isolation, and diminished quality of life.Findings included:
1.Review of an admission Record for Resident #1 dated 9/22/25 indicated she was a [AGE] year-old female
admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses of type 2 diabetes, vascular dementia (altered cognition),
and muscle wasting and atrophy (muscle weakness). Review of a quarterly admission MDS for Resident #1
dated 8/16/25 indicated she had intact cognition with a BIMS score of 13. She required maximum staff
assistance with putting on/taking off footwear, lower body dressing, showers/bathing, and toileting hygiene;
she required supervision with personal hygiene; she required cleanup/setup assistance with eating and oral
hygiene. She was occasionally incontinent of bladder and frequently incontinent of bowel. Review of the
care plan for Resident #1 dated 8/15/24 indicated she had an ADL self-care performance deficit, and
appropriate interventions were in place including encouraging resident to use bell to call for assistance.
During an interview on 9/22/25 at 10:40 a.m., CNA A said she was working on Resident #1's hall and she
rounded on every resident at least once every 2 hours. CNA A said she asked each resident if they needed
any assistance and addressed their needs as part of routine rounding. She said she typically rounded at
7:30 a.m. when she came in to work and then she rounded again after breakfast at around 9:00 a.m. During
an observation and interview on 9/22/25 at 10:50 a.m., Resident #1 was observed in her room sitting in a
wheelchair. She appeared poorly groomed; she had stains on her shirt, a soiled wound-dressing on her
right wrist, and a brown smear on her right leg which she identified as feces. Resident #1 said she had IBS
and sometimes had episodes of bowel incontinence. Resident #1 said she had an episode of bowel
incontinence this morning after breakfast. Resident #1 said she accidentally got feces on the floor and
herself and activated her call light for assistance to clean up. Resident #1 said CNA A answered her call
light but told her she could clean up the mess herself and did not offer any assistance. Resident #1 said
staff did not like to help clean her up when she had bowel incontinence and it made her feel small, like I
wanted to hide in my shell, it was humiliating, and it kept her from socializing with other residents because
of embarrassment. During an interview on 9/22/25 at 11:00 a.m., a private sitter for Resident #1 said she
comes daily to sit with Resident #1 on weekdays. The sitter said there was feces smeared in Resident #1's
bathroom, on the floor in
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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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Event ID:
455840
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
455840
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
11/18/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
The Arbors Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
1884 Loop 343 West
Rusk, TX 75785
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
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0550
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
front of the toilet. The sitter said CNA A brought a shower chair into the bathroom at approximately 10:30
a.m. for Resident #1's shower and did not offer any assistance with cleaning the bathroom floor. During an
interview on 9/22/25 at 3:30 p.m., CNA A said she answered Resident #1's call light after breakfast, at
around 9:00 a.m. CNA A said Resident #1 was in the bathroom and had an episode of bowel incontinence.
CNA A said she saw feces on the trash can in the bathroom and dirty clothes/towels on the floor. CNA A
said Resident #1 told her she did not want any assistance. CNA A said Resident #1 does not usually
require assistance for ADLs. During an interview on 9/22/25 at 4:00 p.m., LVN B said CNAs were expected
to round on every resident a minimum of once every 2 hours. LVN B said CNAs were expected to ask
residents if they had any needs and to address them. LVN B said if the CNA cannot address the need or
the resident refused care the CNA was expected to alert the charge nurse. LVN B said she monitored
compliance with resident care plans by maintaining good communication with staff and frequent rounding.
LVN B said Resident #1 required staff assistance for ADLs. During an interview on 9/22/25 at 5:20 p.m.,
Resident #1's RP said on 9/21/25 at approximately 6:00 p.m. Resident #1 called him from the facility
because she had an episode of bowel incontinence and the CNA staff would not help her clean up. RP said
he drove approximately 20 minutes to the facility and Resident #1 was still sitting on the toilet and had not
been assisted yet. RP said he asked the charge nurse why no one had assisted Resident #1. RP said he
was told Resident #1 was team care (required 2 staff when providing care) and she asked for a different
CNA. RP said after approximately 10 minutes the charge nurse and a CNA, whose names he could not
recall, went to assist Resident #1. RP said both staff members stood outside the bathroom and handed her
towels to clean herself up. During an interview on 9/22/25 at 5:40 p.m., Resident #1 said staff cleaned her
bathroom at approximately 12:30 p.m. before her shower. Resident #1 said on 9/21/25 she had an episode
of bowel incontinence. Resident #1 said she got feces on herself and activated her call light for assistance.
Resident #1 said two CNAs arrived and told her she didn't need help; she could clean up herself. Resident
#1 said they left and didn't return so she called her husband's cell phone for help. Resident #1 said it was
humiliating. Review of a Nursing Note dated 9/21/25 at 3:14 a.m. by LVN C indicated .CNAs assisted
[Resident #1] to restroom after which resident stated she did not want assistance from a CNA present. As
resident is a two person assist at all times, CNA informed resident that she would need to find assistance to
complete task.Prior to CNA finding assistance residents [RP] arrived to facility. Once met with help he
demanded and began to raise his voice and asked why his wife was not assisted. During an interview on
9/22/25 at 11:45 a.m., the ADON said her job duties included supervision of nursing staff. The ADON said
CNAs were expected to round a minimum of every 2 hours and were expected to address all needs
including cleanliness of room and ADL needs. The ADON said she monitored care delivery at the bedside
through good communication and conducting relevant in-services and training. During an interview on
9/22/25 at 12:15 p.m., the ADM said she was ultimately responsible for supervision of nursing staff. The
ADM said CNAs were responsible for rounding at a minimum of once every 2 hours and more often for an
identified need. The ADM said CNAs were expected to address all residents' needs and alert the charge
nurse for any concerns. The ADM said any biological waste (blood, stool, etc .) was the responsibility of the
nursing staff to clean it up. The ADM said going forward she planned to address ADL care and cleanliness
of rooms during team meetings, in-service education, and rounding. Review of facility policy titled Resident
Rooms - Daily dated 2022 indicated .contact Nursing to remove bodily fluids. Review of facility policy titled
Resident Rights dated November 2021 indicated You have the right to.Live in safe, decent, and clean
conditions.Be treated with dignity, courtesy, consideration, and respect.
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