F 0684
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review the facility failed to ensure based on the comprehensive assessment of a
resident, that residents received treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice,
the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the residents' choices for one of three residents
(Resident #1) reviewed for quality of care.
Residents Affected - Few
The facility failed to ensure Resident #1 had a physician's order for suctioning, and order for monitoring for
secretions, or an order for when to replace the suction machine's cannister and tubing.
This deficient practice could place residents at risk of aspiration, aspiration pneumonia, or hospitalization.
Findings Included:
Review of Resident #1's undated face sheet reflected a [AGE] year-old male who was admitted to the
facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including aspiration (inhaling something into your airway) of fluid as the
cause of abnormal reaction, cerebral infarction (stroke), anoxic (lack of oxygen) brain injury, dysphagia
(difficulty in swallowing), and hypoxemia (abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood).
Review of Resident #1's annual MDS assessment, dated 02/20/25, reflected a BIMS score of 99, indicating
he was unable to complete the interview. Section K (Swallowing/Nutritional Status) reflected he had a
feeding tube. Section O (Special Treatments, Procedures, and Programs) reflected he did not require
suctioning as a respiratory treatment.
Review of Resident #1's quarterly care plan, revised 01/28/25, reflected he was dependent on tube
feeding/inadequate oral intake due to dysphagia and NPO with an intervention of providing oral care daily
or PRN.
Review of Resident #1's physician orders in his EMR, on 03/04/25, reflected no orders for suctioning,
monitoring for secretions, or when to replace the suction machine's cannister or tubing.
Review of Resident #1's physician order, dated 07/16/24, reflected provide oral care every shift.
Review of Resident #1's hospital records, dated 02/21/25 - 02/24/25, reflected the following:
. admitted with altered mental status and hypoxia. [Resident #1] has a history of recurrent aspiration
pneumonia. [Resident #1] was admitted to the floor and started on IV antibiotics .
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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
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
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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
675053
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
03/04/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Chisolm Trail Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
107 N Medina
Lockhart, TX 78644
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 0684
. I do suspect that he still having silent aspiration .
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
During an observation and interview on 03/04/25 at 9:28 AM revealed Resident #1 lying on his bed utilizing
continuous oxygen. He was struggling to breathe, there were secretions in his mouth, and was pointing to
his suctioning machine on his bedside table. This Surveyor went to the nurses' station and let RN A know
Resident #1 was in distress. RN A stated, Oh I am sure he needs me to suction him and went to his room.
Residents Affected - Few
During an interview on 03/04/25 at 12:08 PM, RN A stated Resident #1 was having secretions because he
had a peg tube. He stated he had started having secretions since he recently came back from the hospital
with aspiration pneumonia (02/24/25). He stated the order to suction was in his TAR under oral care and he
was to be suctioned he believed every shift.
During an interview on 03/04/25 at 12:29 PM, the MDSC stated oral care was considered cleaning the
residents' mouth with utensils to clean out residue and clean their teeth. She stated it was important to
keep their mouths clean and moist. She stated residents that are NPO should receive the same oral care,
but the staff needed to ensure the head of their beds were elevated to reduce the risk of aspiration. She
stated suctioning would only be considered part of oral care if they needed to suction something from their
mouth they could not remove while providing oral hygiene care. She stated if a resident needed regular
suctioning to remove secretions, she would expect to see an order for PRN suctioning. She stated it was
important because an order was needed for anything that was done for a resident, especially someone who
was NPO who may be not able to tell you they needed it. She stated it was the responsibility of the nurses
to get physician orders. She stated residents that were NPO did not get fluids through their mouths which
could increase excessive secretions which could cause aspiration or aspiration pneumonia. She stated
Resident #1 did not have excessive secretions in the past but was not sure if that had changed since his
recent hospital visit. She stated she believed he would be a high potential for needing PRN suctioning due
to him being a high-risk of aspiration and his history of aspiration pneumonia. She stated there should be
an order to assess regularly for secretions, PRN suctioning if the nursing staff were regularly utilizing the
suctioning machine, and when to change out the cannister and tubing.
Review of the facility's undated Airway Management Policy reflected the following:
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2. Review patient's electronic health record (EHR), including health care provider's order and nurses' notes
for patient's normal pulse oximeter values, baseline and trends in respiratory rate and effort for breathing,
frequency of suctioning, and response to suctioning.
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