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Inspection visit

Health inspection

THE VOSSWOOD NURSING CENTERCMS #6750803 citations on this visit
3 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 3 deficiencies. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0552 Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to inform and enable participation in treatment in a way she could understand for 1 of 13 residents (Resident #16) reviewed for care plans, in that: Residents Affected - Few Resident #16 did not have a comprehensive care plan completed to address her communication-barrier within 7 days after the completed of her comprehensive assessment. This failure placed residents at risk of not receiving services that could maintain the resident's highest practicable mental, and psychosocial well-being. Findings Included: Record review of Resident #16's face sheet, dated 06/20/2023, revealed a [AGE] year-old female resident who was admitted into the facility on [DATE] and was diagnosed with metabolic encephalopathy, overactive bladder and cognitive communication deficit. Record review of Resident #16's MDS, dated [DATE], revealed the resident had a BIMS score of 4 indicating the resident's cognition was severely impaired and was assessed to not need or want an interpreter to communicate with staff. In an interview with Resident #16 on 06/18/23 at 9:39AM, surveyor attempted to complete the interview in English but Resident #16 could not respond. With the use of a Vietnamese translator via phone, she stated she had no way to communicate with the staff and she felt like the nurses were rude to her. Record review of Resident #16's care plan, dated, dated 06/14/2023, revealed the care plan was not completed and did not address the communication-barrier the resident had. In an interview with RN B on 06/18/2023 at 11:00PM, she revealed she called Resident #16's family member sometimes to talk with the resident and see what she needs. She said Resident #16's Physician Assistant also speaks Vietnamese and is able to talk to her when she visits. In an interview with the family member of Resident #16 on 06/19/23 at 02:08 PM, she stated Resident #16's main complaint was that she often felt ignored by the staff even after pressing the call light and telling them what she needed. In an interview with CNA R on 06/20/2023 at 10:48 AM, she stated Resident #16 spoke Vietnamese and communicated with staff by pointing and making gestures to let them know when she wanted to use the (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 5 Event ID: 675080 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 675080 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 06/20/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE The Vosswood Nursing Center 815 S Voss Rd Houston, TX 77057 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 0552 restroom or go to bed. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm In an interview with the Regional MDS Coordinator on 06/20/23 at 11:26 AM, he stated he worked for multiple facilities. He said the rule for care plans was that it had to be completed within 7 days after the comprehensive MDS assessment is completed. He said care plans were important for informing the team about the resident's special needs and how the resident is to be cared for. He stated communication barriers and ADLs should be care planned for all residents, but the facility did not have an MDS Coordinator to manage all the care plans, so that was a contributing reason as to why Resident #16 did not have a comprehensive care plan. Residents Affected - Few In an interview with the DON on 06/20/23 at 11:36 AM, she stated the facility had one part-time MDS and a regional MDS Coordinator helping with comprehensive assessments and care plans, but the facility was in need of a full-time MDS Nurse for the constant turnover of residents. She stated communication barriers and ADLs need to be included in comprehensive care plans, as they serve as communication for the interdisciplinary team to know necessary interventions to prevent any further decline in the resident. Record review of the facility's policy on comprehensive care plans, dated 08/17/2022, revealed, . The facility will ensure the timeliness of each resident's person-centered, comprehensive care plan, and to ensure that the comprehensive care plan is reviewed and revised by an interdisciplinary team composed of individuals who have knowledge of the resident and his/her needs . a comprehensive care plan must be- i) developed within 7 days after completion of the comprehensive assessment . FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 675080 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 5 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 675080 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 06/20/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE The Vosswood Nursing Center 815 S Voss Rd Houston, TX 77057 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 0656 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to develop a comprehensive care plan within 7 days after completion of the comprehensive assessment for 1 of 13 residents (Resident #16) reviewed for care plans, in that: Resident #16 did not have a comprehensive care plan completed to address her communication-barrier r within 7 days after the completed of her comprehensive assessment. This failure placed residents at risk of not receiving services that could maintain the resident's highest practicable mental, and psychosocial well-being. Findings Included: Record review of Resident #16's face sheet, dated 06/20/2023, revealed a [AGE] year-old female resident who was admitted into the facility on [DATE] and was diagnosed with metabolic encephalopathy, overactive bladder and cognitive communication deficit. Record review of Resident #16's MDS, dated [DATE], revealed the resident had a BIMS score of 4 indicating the resident's cognition was severely impaired and was assessed to not need or want an interpreter to communicate with staff. In an interview with Resident #16 on 06/18/23 at 9:39AM, surveyor attempted to complete the interview in English but Resident #16 could not respond. With the use of a Vietnamese translator via phone, she stated she had no way to communicate with the staff and she felt like the nurses were rude to her. Record review of Resident #16's care plan, dated, dated 06/14/2023, revealed the care plan was not completed and did not address the communication-barrier the resident had. In an interview with RN B on 06/18/2023 at 11:00PM, she revealed she called Resident #16's family member sometimes to talk with the resident and see what she needs. She said Resident #16's Physician Assistant also speaks Vietnamese and is able to talk to her when she visits. In an interview with the family member of Resident #16 on 06/19/23 at 02:08 PM, she stated Resident #16's main complaint was that she often felt ignored by the staff even after pressing the call light and telling them what she needed. In an interview with CNA R on 06/20/2023 at 10:48 AM, she stated Resident #16 spoke Vietnamese and communicated with staff by pointing and making gestures to let them know when she wanted to use the restroom or go to bed. In an interview with the Regional MDS Coordinator on 06/20/23 at 11:26 AM, he stated he worked for multiple facilities. He said the rule for care plans was that it had to be completed within 7 days after the comprehensive MDS assessment is completed. He said care plans were important for informing the team about the resident's special needs and how the resident is to be cared for. He stated communication barriers and ADLs should be care planned for all residents, but the facility did not have (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 675080 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 5 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 675080 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 06/20/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE The Vosswood Nursing Center 815 S Voss Rd Houston, TX 77057 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 0656 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few an MDS Coordinator to manage all the care plans, so that was a contributing reason as to why Resident #16 did not have a comprehensive care plan. In an interview with the DON on 06/20/23 at 11:36 AM, she stated the facility had one part-time MDS and a regional MDS Coordinator helping with comprehensive assessments and care plans, but the facility was in need of a full-time MDS Nurse for the constant turnover of residents. She stated communication barriers and ADLs need to be included in comprehensive care plans, as they serve as communication for the interdisciplinary team to know necessary interventions to prevent any further decline in the resident. Record review of the facility's policy on comprehensive care plans, dated 08/17/2022, revealed, . The facility will ensure the timeliness of each resident's person-centered, comprehensive care plan, and to ensure that the comprehensive care plan is reviewed and revised by an interdisciplinary team composed of individuals who have knowledge of the resident and his/her needs . a comprehensive care plan must be- i) developed within 7 days after completion of the comprehensive assessment . FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 675080 If continuation sheet Page 4 of 5 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 675080 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 06/20/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE The Vosswood Nursing Center 815 S Voss Rd Houston, TX 77057 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 0727 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure the services of a registered nurse for at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week for 5 (Sunday 01/01/2023, Sunday 01/08/2023 and Sunday 02/25/2023, Saturday 03/25/2023 and Sunday 03/26/2023 of 90 days reviewed for RN coverage. The facility failed to maintain registered nurse coverage for 8 hours a day/7days a week on Sunday 01/01/2023, Sunday 01/08/2023,Sunday 02/25/2023, Saturday 03/25/2023 and Sunday 03/26/2023. This failure could place residents at risk of adverse events and not having staff to attend to events. The findings were: Record review of the staffing schedule from Sunday 01/01/2023, Sunday 01/08/2023, Sunday 02/25/2023, Saturday 03/25/2023 and Sunday 03/26/2023 revealed 5 of 90 days there was not eight-hour continuous registered nurse coverage on the weekends (Saturday/Sunday) for the dates reviewed. Interview with the DON on 6/19/2023 12:30 pm, she stated the reason an RN's are needed at least 8 hours a day to oversee and manage residents in the event of emergency, triage and/or skilled intervention. She stated she was notified when an RN is scheduled and doesn't show up, and she will attempt to staff it or come to the facility herself to assure proper RN coverage. She stated she is aware there was no RN coverage on 01/01/2023, 01/08/2023, 02/25/2023, 03/25/2023 and 03/26/2023. DON stated she was not employed during this time. Interview with the Staffing Coordinator on 6/19/2023 12:40 pm revealed she performed scheduling and has full time coverage for RNs during the week and on weekends; the schedule was reviewed and verified. She states she is notified when the registered nurse doesn't come in and will try to staff the vacancy and will call the DON when needed. Review of the facility's Policy and Procedure for staffing did not address the need for RN coverage 7 days a week. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 675080 If continuation sheet Page 5 of 5

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Citations

3 citations 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.

  • 0552GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F552 - Planning and Implementing Care

    Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

  • 0656GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F656 - Comprehensive Care Plans

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • 0727GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F727 - Except when waived under paragraph (f) or (g) of this section, the

    Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

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What happened during the June 20, 2023 survey of THE VOSSWOOD NURSING CENTER?

This was a inspection survey of THE VOSSWOOD NURSING CENTER on June 20, 2023. The surveyor cited 3 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at THE VOSSWOOD NURSING CENTER on June 20, 2023?

Yes, 3 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments."

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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