F 0689
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to
prevent accidents.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that the resident environment
remained as free of accident hazards as possible for one (Resident #1) of four residents reviewed for
accidents and hazards.
The facility failed to ensure that Resident #1's fall mat was placed on both sides of his bed as noted in his
care plan.
This failure could put residents at increased risk for accidents and injury.
Findings include:
Review of Resident #1's face sheet dated 04/30/2024 revealed a [AGE] year-old male admitted on [DATE].
Resident #1's medical diagnoses included traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum (brain dysfunction due to
head trauma), protein-calorie malnutrition, muscle weakness, history of falling, vascular dementia.
Review of Resident #1's Comprehensive MDS dated [DATE] reflected in Section C - Cognitive Patterns, the
resident was rarely or never understood, had short-term and long-term memory problems, and did not
make daily decision-making due to severely impaired cognitive skills. Review of Section V-Care Area
Assessment Summary reflected falls were a triggered care area.
Review of Resident #1's Comprehensive Care Plan initiated 03/11/2024 revealed the resident was at risk of
falls. Interventions for the resident's risk of falls included: floor mat window side with an initiated date of
03/14/2024 and floor mats both sides of the bed with an initiated date of 03/18/2024.
Observation on 05/01/2024 at 10:41 AM revealed Resident #1 was lying in bed and was non-interviewable
with no fall mat on either side of his bed. Observation revealed two fall mats rolled up and propped up in the
corner of the room next to the window and resident's bed.
Interview on 05/01/2024 at 10:50 AM with Nurse Aide A revealed Resident #1 had a history of falls and was
supposed to have the floor mats on both sides of his bed. Nurse Aide A stated she rolled the fall mats up
because she planned to get Resident #1 up in the wheelchair but needed to go find another staff member
to assist her in transferring resident. Nurse Aide A stated it was her responsibility to put the fall mats back
when she left the room. Nurse Aide A stated she should have put the fall mats back down while she went to
find assistance and was helping other residents. Nurse Aide A
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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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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
455864
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/02/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Life Care Center of Plano
3800 W Park Blvd
Plano, TX 75075
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0689
stated the risk to the resident was injury if he fell out of the bed without the fall mat.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Interview on 05/01/2024 at 11:30 AM with LVN B revealed Resident #1 was supposed to have floor mats on
both sides of his bed because he was a fall risk and floor mats reduce injury if he fell out of bed. LVN B
stated Nurse Aide A should have placed the fall mats back on the floor if she had to leave the room to get
assistance. LVN B stated the resident could have been injured if he fell without a floor mat. LVN B stated it
was Nurse Aide and Nurses responsibility to ensure floor mats were used for residents at risk of falls.
Residents Affected - Few
Interview on 05/03/2024 at 2:01 PM with the DON revealed Resident #1 was at high risk for falls and should
always have floor mats on both sides of his bed. The DON stated if a nurse aide needed the assistance of
another staff member when caring for a resident then they should ask another staff member ahead of time,
before picking up the fall mats. The DON stated if the nurse aide needed to leave the room then they should
have put the fall mats back down before leaving the resident's room. The DON stated the resident could
have fallen out of bed and been injured. The DON stated the nurse aide was a newer employee and would
be in-serviced immediately.
Interview on 05/03/2024 at 3:10 PM with the Administrator revealed if a staff member rolled fall mats up but
realized they didn't have assistance with the resident then they should put the fall mats back down while
they left the room to get assistance.
Review of the policy titled Area of Focus: Fall Management dated reviewed 12/04/2023 reflected the facility
was to promote patient safety and reduce patient falls by proactively identifying, care planning, and
monitoring of patients fall indicators.
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No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
455864
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/02/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Life Care Center of Plano
3800 W Park Blvd
Plano, TX 75075
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 0812
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve
food in accordance with professional standards.
Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute and
serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety for the facility's only kitchen
reviewed for kitchen sanitation.
1. The facility failed to ensure grease trap in oven was not free of grease buildup.
2. The facility failed to ensure the sides of the stove were clean from food residue and grease build up.
These failures could place residents at risk for food contamination and food-borne illness.
Findings included:
Observation at 04/30/2024 10:00 AM of the kitchen revealed grease trap with thick black build up that
covered the outside handle of stove and a thick and sticky black build up on the inside corners and along
the sides of the trap.
Interview on 04/30/2024 at 10:45 AM with [NAME] C revealed that the stove and grease trap were
supposed to be cleaned at the end of every shift, but she did not clean it or check it if she did not use the
griddle top. [NAME] C stated it generally was cleaned by which ever cook used the griddle top, which was
usually the morning shift for breakfast foods like bacon. [NAME] C stated she did not remember if she
checked the grease trap at the beginning of her shift or before she started cooking because she did not use
the griddle top for the lunch meal. [NAME] C observed the grease trap and stated it was not sufficiently
cleaned and that the side of the oven had food residue and was unable to say if there was a risk to
residents. [NAME] C stated it was her responsibility to clean any spills on the top of the stove that occurred
on her shift during the cooking process.
Observation and interview on 04/30/2024 at 3:52 PM with the Food Services Director revealed there was
thick black build up that covered the outside handle of the grease trap, at the inside corners, sides, and
there was food residue and grease build up on both sides of the oven and the fryer next to the oven. The
Food Services Director stated the grease trap and stove were not fully cleaned and they should not have
any residue or grease. The Food Services Director stated it was the cook's responsibility to clean the stove
including scraping any thick areas of greasy residue and cleaning the sides of the oven. The Food Services
Director stated it was his responsibility to ensure the equipment was cleaned properly. The Food Services
Director stated he had taken down the cleaning checklist to review it, could not currently locate the
document, and the current cleaning check list posted was for the previous week dated 04/15/2024 through
04/22/2024. The Food Services Director stated the cleaning schedule was posted in the kitchen and staff
check off tasks they completed at the end of every shift, including cleaning the stove and did not currently
check routinely that staff were cleaning thoroughly.
Interview on 05/01/2024 at 9:12 AM with the Food Services Director revealed the risk to residents when
stoves and grease traps were not cleaned were food contamination and it could be a hazard. The Food
Services Director provided the cleaning check list and stated he added the cleaning task cleaning grease
traps and in-serviced staff on cleaning kitchen equipment. The Food Services Director stated he took the
stove out completely the evening of 04/30/2024 and degreased the grease trap.
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
455864
If continuation sheet
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Printed: 05/15/2026
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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
455864
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/02/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Life Care Center of Plano
3800 W Park Blvd
Plano, TX 75075
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 0812
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
Observation on 05/01/2024 at 12:30 PM of the kitchen stove revealed there was food residue and grease
on both sides of the stove and grease trap had same amount of thick black residue on inside corners.
Interview on 05/01/2024 at 12:33 PM with [NAME] D revealed the stove had food residue on both sides and
grease trap had thick grease build up on the inside corners. [NAME] D stated she does not clean certain
areas of the stove, such as the flat top and grease trap, because she does not use them when she cooks
lunch. [NAME] D stated that whichever cook uses the flat top was responsible for cleaning it after each use.
[NAME] D was unable to say if there was a risk to resident by having food residue on sides of stove and
uncleaned grease traps.
Interview on 05/01/2024 at 12:45 PM with [NAME] E revealed he usually worked on the morning shift and
used the flat top regularly for items like sausage or bacon. [NAME] E stated he empties the grease trap at
the end of each shift, and it currently was sufficiently cleaned.
Interview on 05/01/2024 at 1:25 PM with the Food Services Director revealed the grease trap had been
scrapped clean and he had to use a putty knife to get the substance free and expected Cook's to check the
grease trap and clean it including scrapping if needed to ensure it was free of any residue.
Review of the posted cleaning schedule titled Daily Cleaning Week of 4/15-4/22 reflected cleaning stove top
and grill were the cook's responsibility.
Review of the facility's policy on cleaning titled Cleaning Schedule dated 10/04/19 and reviewed on
04/25/2023 reflected The Director of food and Nutrition Services develops a cleaning schedule . to ensure
that the Food and Nutrition Services department remains clean and sanitary at all times.
Review of the US Public Health Service, Food Code, dated 2017, retrieved on 10/25/22, reflected the
following regarding Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, equipment
food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch .the nonfood contact surfaces of
equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
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