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
observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to implement a comprehensive
person-centered care plan for each resident, consistent with resident rights, that included measurable
objectives and time frames to meet a resident's medical, nursing, mental, and psychosocial needs that
were identified in the comprehensive assessment for 1 (Residents #1) of 6 residents reviewed for care
plans.
The facility failed to implement Resident #1's care plan to ensure Resident #1 was transferred and toileted
with the assistance of 2 staff in order to ensure resident's safety. Resident #1 was transfered from her bed
to wheelchair using a gait belt with the assistance of one person.
This failure could place residents at risk of not receiving care and services related to their identified needs
to maintain or reach their highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial wellbeing.
The findings included:
Resident #1 was a 69-y o female admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses of hemiplegia and
hemiparesis, kidney failure and muscle wasting.
Record review of Resident #1's comprehensive care plan dated 5/6/25 reflected Resident #1 was at risk for
falls, required 2 persons assist for toileting, transfers and bed mobility. The goal of the care plan reflected
The resident will maintain current level of function in ADLs through the review date. Interventions listed
revealed: The resident required extensive assistance of 2 staff for toileting, bed mobility, and transfers.
Record review of Resident #1's Quarterly MDS dated [DATE] reflected a BIMS score of 12 out of 15 which
indicated cognition was moderately impaired. Section GG of the MDS documented transfers, toileting and
bed mobility for Resident #1 was dependent- Helper does all the effort. Resident does none of the effort to
complete the activity. Or the assistance of 2 or more helpers is required for the resident to complete the
activity. persons on 2 staff required maximum assistance with ADLs of toileting, bed mobility and transfers.
Resident had 2 staff required for transfers, and toileting.
In an interview on 6/4/25 at 10:10 am, the DON stated she expected all staff to review and follow the care
plan recommendations. She stated the care plans were accessible on the front of each resident's chart.
She stated if a resident could bear weight the resident was considered a 1 person assist and a one-person
transfer. She stated that was how the MDS was scored and how the care plans reflected the MDS. She
stated the MDS was scored after the nurses and CNAs provided the information on the
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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
TITLE
(X6) DATE
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Facility ID:
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Event ID:
675336
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
675336
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/04/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Kirkland Court Health and Rehabilitation Center
1601 Kirkland Dr
Amarillo, TX 79106
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
resident and then the MDS calculated how much assistance the resident needed. She stated a resident
was considered a one person transfer because the resident could bear weight and could participate or
assist in helping with the transfers. The DON stated the consequences of not transferring residents
correctly using the recommendations of the care plan would be injuries to the resident.
In an observation and interview on 6/4/25 at 10:39 am, CNA A transferred Resident #1 from her bed to a
wheelchair using a gait belt. CNA A toileted Resident #1 with no other staff assistance. Resident #1 was
observed with left sided weakness of her arm. Resident #1 did not assist CNA A with the transfer. CNA A
stated Resident #1 was a one-person transfer. CNA A stated she had always transferred Resident #1 by
herself. CNA A stated Resident #1 was a left sided weakness so she could use her good side to assist with
transfers. She stated Resident #1 did not weigh much so she could complete the transfer by herself.
In an interview on 6/4/25 at 11:00 am, PTA B stated the facility had several residents who needed to be a 2
person transfer that were not a 2 person transfer at the present time.
In an interview on 6/4/25 at 1:10 pm Resident #1 stated since she had been admitted to the facility, she had
always been transferred with one person for the bathroom and getting out of the bed. She stated, It had
always been with just one person. Resident #1 stated she had to go to the bathroom at least once every
hour since she had been on dialysis. She stated when she needed to go, she had to go right then and could
not wait. She stated she could not move her left side or assist at all.
In an interview on 6/4/25 at 4:30 pm, CNA A stated Resident #1had been a one person transfer and a one
person assist for toileting. She stated Resident #1 had left sided weakness, but she could use her right side
to assist with the transfers. CNA A stated she had not been aware Resident #1 's care plan revealed she
was a total dependence x's 2 and a two-person transfer and toilet. CNA A stated she had always
transferred and toileted Resident #1 by herself. She stated all the facility staff only transfer Resident #1 as a
one-person transfer. She stated she did not look at the care plan. She stated the care plan was available on
the computer, but she had not looked at it. She stated when she was hired, she had been trained by the
facility staff and had in-services on transfers since her hire. She stated the consequences of Resident #1
being transferred with only one person would be she could get hurt.
In an interview on 6/4/25 at 5:00 pm, the DON stated she was not sure what Resident #1's assistance level
would be, but it should be in the care plan. She stated the care a resident had gotten was driven by the
lookback of 7 days in the MDS and the care level of residents could change every time the MDS was
redone. She stated the nursing staff used the care plans to know how to care for resident. She stated the
MDS drove the care plans and the care plans would change with every look back period.
During exit conference on 6/4/25 at 6:45 pm, the ADM stated she had scheduled a training for facility staff
for transfers with the therapy department and all care plans would be reviewed.
Record review of facility's policy Care Plans, Comprehensive Person -Centered, dated March 2022,
reflected. A comprehensive person-centered care plan that includes measurable objectives and timetables
to meet the resident's physical, psychosocial and functional needs is developed and implemented for each
resident. The comprehensive care plan describes the services that are to be furnished to attain or maintain
the residents highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial well-being. Services provided for or
arranged by the facility and outlined in the comprehensive service plan are
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
675336
If continuation sheet
Page 2 of 3
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
675336
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
06/04/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Kirkland Court Health and Rehabilitation Center
1601 Kirkland Dr
Amarillo, TX 79106
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
provided by qualified persons. Care plan interventions are chosen only after data gathering, proper
sequencing of events, careful consideration of the relationship between the resident's problem area s and
their causes, and relevant clinical decision making.
Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
675336
If continuation sheet
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