F 0584
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited
to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents had the right to a safe, clean,
comfortable, and homelike environment for 2 of 4 residents' rooms reviewed for homelike environment, in
that:
1.
Resident #2's bathroom tile was discolored and covered in multiple dried, dark brown stains, toilet base
caulking and tile grout lines were covered in a dark black substance, and the cove base around the wall and
floor between the toilet and inside wall had an indention and had pulled away from the wall, which exposed
the drywall. Resident #2's floor in his room was wet and stained with dark streaks; a piece of toilet paper
was observed on the floor with a wet, brown substance, and Resident #2's oxygen machine had a dried
liquid stain that ran down the front of the machine and several dried splatter spots.
2.
Resident #6's bathroom tile around the base of the toilet was broken, cracked, and exposed the bare floor.
The toilet base that was caulked to the floor was cracked and the toilet was lose from the foundation. The
cove base on the wall by Resident #6's bed was pulled away from the wall and exposed cracked drywall
and a pink liquid stain that ran down the wall from the window to the floor that was dry and sticky.
These failures could place residents at risk of living in an unsanitary environment, and psychosocial harm
due to diminished quality of life:
The findings included:
1. Record review of Resident #2's Face Sheet, dated 09/10/2024, revealed a [AGE] year-old male who was
admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Resident #2 had diagnoses which included Unspecified atrial fibrillation
(irregular heartbeat that occurs when the heart's upper chambers beat irregularly and rapidly), Chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (lung disease that makes it difficult to breath), Candidiasis (fungal infection
caused by overgrowth of Candida yeast), Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, stage unspecified (eye
disease that occurs in both eyes that damages the optical nerve and vision loss and/or blindness),
Glaucomatous optic atrophy, bilateral (a condition that affects the optic nerve, which carries visual
information from the eye to the brain), and Type II Diabetes (condition that affects the way the body
regulates and uses sugar as a fuel).
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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
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
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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
675330
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/11/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
The Oaks at Radford Hills Healthcare Center
725 Medical Dr
Abilene, TX 79601
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 0584
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
Record Review of Resident #2's Quarterly MDS, dated [DATE], revealed in Section C0500 BIMS a score of
09, which indicated moderate cognitive impairment.
Record review of Resident #2's Care Plan, dated 07/17/2024, revealed a category area of Urinary
Incontinence, dated 07/16/2024, which indicated the resident had occasional episodes of incontinence
related to impaired mobility and impaired communication. The long-term goal, with a target date of
10/16/2024, revealed the resident would be continent of bowel and bladder, be clean, order free, and would
maintain dignity. The Care Plan Approaches revealed nursing staff would check for incontinence routinely
and PRN, toilet routinely and PRN, and sometimes I may need more help. Monitor my daily abilities and
provide me with more assistance as needed.
During an interview on 09/07/2024 at 3:45 p.m., Resident #2 said he had a hard time moving items around
in his room because he was legally blind. Resident #2 said he had difficulty when he placed his cup on his
bed side table because he would drop the cup and spill his drink on the floor. Resident #2 said he had
difficulty going to the bathroom by himself and the bathroom would smell bad because he would miss the
toilet and urine would fall on the floor.
During an observation on 09/10/2024 at 10:09 a.m., revealed Resident #2's bathroom floor around the
toilet, approximately one (1) foot from the base was covered in multiple dark brown stains that were dried.
The tile was discolored a dark yellowish color. The base of the toilet that sat on the tile was covered in a
dark black, thick substance that circled the base of the toilet. The dark black substance was located in grout
lines of the tiles around the toilet. The cove base behind the toilet was covered in a thick black substance
and pulled out from the wall. The cove base that ran down the wall between the toilet and inside wall had an
indention and had pulled away from the wall, which exposed the drywall. A gray potty chair was placed over
the toilet. The handle on the right side of the chair had a dark brown smear, approximately six (6) inches in
length, running downwards, which had dried. The floor was covered in small pieces of paper and a smear of
a brown substance approximately an inch in length which had dried on the floor by the bathroom door.
There was an area approximately one (1) foot by one (1) foot under the sink where the drywall that had
been cut out and the area was open and exposed. Resident #2's floor in his room by the bed in an area
approximately 4 feet by 4 feet was wet and had black, streaks and marks from Resident #2's wheelchair on
the floor. There was a piece of toilet paper, 6 inches in length, approximately two (2) feet from the door of
the room on the floor with a wet, brown substance that smelled of feces. Resident #2's oxygen machine had
dried liquid stains that ran down the front of the machine and several dried splatter spots.
During an interview on 09/10/2024 at 10:19 a.m., CNA A said he did not usually work the hall Resident #2
resided on but on that date, CNA A was working with Resident #2 to clean out his dresser. CNA A said
Resident #2 was legally blind and had difficulty seeing where he put his belongings. CNA A said Resident
#2 was unorganized. CNA A said Resident #2 would spill his water on the floor because he could not
always see to put the cup on his side table. CNA A said when he needed to report a repair, he would notify
the maintenance supervisor.
During an interview on 09/10/2024 at 3:37 p.m., NA F said she was familiar with the residents' needs and
services from information in the care plans in the electronic records. NA F said she would assist Resident
#2 with toileting when he asked for help or pulled his call light. NA F said if Resident #2's room needed to
be cleaned, she would assist him. NA F said Resident #2's room was dirty often.
During an observation on 09/11/2024 at 9:56 a.m., observed Resident #2's oxygen machine had a dried
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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
675330
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/11/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
The Oaks at Radford Hills Healthcare Center
725 Medical Dr
Abilene, TX 79601
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 0584
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
liquid stain that ran down the front of the machine and several dried splatter spots that were observed on
09/10/2024 at 10:09 a.m. Observed the machine had not been cleaned.
During an interview on 09/11/2024 at 10:35 a.m., Housekeeping Director B said he cleaned Resident #2's
room earlier that morning. Housekeeping Director B said he swept, mopped, cleaned the toilets, wiped the
blinds, cleaned the refrigerator, and changed sheets. Housekeeping Director B said he cleaned the potty
chair in Resident #2's bathroom and observed the brown substance on the handle, which he removed.
Housekeeping Director B said the housekeeping staff would clean Resident #2's room but Resident #2
would mess the room up again because the Resident #2 was blind and would immediately make a mess.
Housekeeping Director B said the housekeepers go into Resident #2's room daily and clean. Housekeeping
Director B said he had not had the housekeeping staff clean more often than daily to accommodate
Resident #2's blindness.
2. Record review of Resident #6's Face Sheet, dated 09/11/2024, revealed an [AGE] year-old male who
was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Resident #6 had diagnoses which included Paroxysmal tachycardia
(a type of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, that causes a rapid and regular heartbeat that starts and stops
suddenly), Primary pulmonary hypertension (serious lung disease that causes high blood pressure in the
pulmonary arteries), Dementia, mild a group of brain disorders that cause a decline in cognitive abilities,
such as thinking, remembering, and reasoning), with psychotic disturbance-clarified, and Type 2 diabetes
mellitus (condition that affects the way the body regulates and uses sugar as a fuel).
Record Review of Resident #6's Quarterly MDS, dated .07/12/2024, revealed in Section C0500 BIMS a
score of 03, which indicated severe cognitive impact.
During an interview and observation on 09/11/2024 at 11:01 a.m., revealed Resident #6 was in bed.
Resident #6 said staff helped him change his brief in bed. Resident #6's bed was pulled from the wall
approximately 2 feet. The cover base was pulled back at the bottom of the wall under the window,
approximately one (1) foot in length, which exposed the drywall that was cracked. There was a pink liquid
stain that ran down the wall from the window to the floor that was dry and sticky.
During an observation on 09/11/2024 at 11:05 a.m., revealed the tile around Resident #6's toilet in the
bathroom was broken and cracked. The toilet base sat on four square tiles with the front left tile cracked and
a piece approximately 4 inches by 4 inches was cracked in multiple pieces and an area approximately 2
inches by 2 inches was missing. The toilet base that was caulked to the floor was cracked and the toilet was
loose from the foundation. The tile was discolored a dark yellowish color. The base of toilet that sat on the
tile was covered in a dark black, thick substance that circled the base of the toilet. The cove base that
covered the base board that was parallel to the toilet and sink was pulled away from the wall, which
exposed the drywall that was cracked.
During an interview on 09/11/2024 at 11:05 a.m., Administrator C entered Resident #6's room and
bathroom and said the condition was unacceptable and needed repaired. Administrator C said the wall
needed to be cleaned.
During an interview on 09/11/2024 at 11:52 a.m., Maintenance Supervisor E said the tiles in the bathroom
in Resident #2's bathroom were discolored due to being worn and unclean. Maintenance Supervisor E said
the area around the toilet could be cleaned to remove the stains and the caulking around the base of toilet
could be redone. Maintenance Supervisor E said the state and cleanliness of the bathroom and toilet was
unacceptable and he would not live at home with a bathroom in the same
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
Facility ID:
675330
If continuation sheet
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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
675330
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/11/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
The Oaks at Radford Hills Healthcare Center
725 Medical Dr
Abilene, TX 79601
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 0584
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
condition. Entered Resident #6's bathroom and Maintenance Supervisor E said he was not aware the tile
was cracked around the base of the toilet or toilet base that was caulked to the floor was cracked and the
toilet was lose from the foundation. Maintenance Supervisor E said he felt there was a breakdown in the
communication of work orders. Maintenance Supervisor E said the facility used an electronic platform to
report needed repairs. Maintenance Supervisor E said employees would scan a code that was placed
around the facility and send him a message directly to report the issue. Maintenance Supervisor E said the
issue was the facility was low of staff and used agency staff that were not trained to use the workorder
system consistently. Maintenance Supervisor E said the condition of Resident #6's bathroom was
unacceptable, and the residents deserved better.
During an interview on 09/11/2024 at 1:16 p.m., DON D said the stains that ran down Resident #2's oxygen
concentrator was unacceptable. DON D said the nursing staff should monitor the machine for cleanliness
and even though Resident #2 was blind, staff should protect his dignity. DON D said not keeping Resident
#2's medical equipment clean could be unsanitary. DON D observed Resident #2's bathroom and said the
condition and appearance was unacceptable and she would not keep her bathroom at her home in the
deplorable manner.
During an interview on 09/11/2024 at 2:07 p.m., Administrator C said the conditions of Resident #2 and
Resident #6's bathrooms were unacceptable and needed work. Administrator C said the state of the
bathrooms could cause a negative effect by exposing the residents to unsanitary conditions. Administrator
C said the physical condition was unpleasant and not acceptable. Administrator C said he had been in the
position of administrator for approximately two (2) weeks and was still in the process of learning his
responsibilities.
Record review the facility's Maintenance Policies & Procedures, Maintenance Logbook, not dated, revealed
the facility would:
1.
Always keep the maintenance logbook in a designated place in the maintenance shop or work area unless
it was requested by the Administrator or other authorized person.
2.
Keep the maintenance log up to date. Note and initial all required repair jobs, service jobs, service visits,
and daily, weekly, monthly, and annual checks and inspections as soon as possible after they were
completed.
Record review the facility's Resident Rights Policy, dated 02/2021, revealed employees shall treat all
residents with kindness, respect, and dignity. Federal and state laws guarantee certain basic rights to all
residents of the facility. These rights include the resident's right to: a dignified existence.
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