F 0692
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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 offer, based on resident's comprehensive
assessment, a therapeutic diet when there was a nutritional problem, and the health care provider ordered
a therapeutic diet for 2 of 5 residents (Residents #1 and #2) reviewed for therapeutic diets.
Residents Affected - Some
The facility to ensure Resident #1 and Resident #2 received fortified meal plan as ordered by their
physician.
This failure could place residents who are on a modified diet at risk of weight loss and decline in health
status.
Findings Included:
Resident #1
Record review of Resident #1's face sheet dated on 03/08/2024 revealed he was an [AGE] year-old female
who was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and readmitted on [DATE]. Her diagnoses included dementia
(memory loss), hyperlipidemia (high level of fat in the blood), protein calorie malnutrition (inadequate intake
of food such as protein, starch, and nutrients), muscle weakness, essential hypertension (high blood
pressure), hypothyroidism (when the thyroid glands does not produce enough thyroid hormones), iron
deficiency anemia (lack of sufficient healthy red blood cells in the blood), oropharyngeal phase (chewing
and transferring of food through the oral cavity), abnormalities of gait(walking disorder), encounter for
attention to gastrostomy (opening in the stomach), altered mental status (confusion, disorder), major
depression (affects how you think, feel and behave), adult failure to thrive (decline in health and ability to
gain weight), insomnia (sleep disorder), vitamin D deficiency (lack of vitamins), constipation (difficulty
passing stool) and myocardial infarction (blockage of blood flow to the heart).
Record review of Resident #1's quarterly MDS dated [DATE] revealed a BIMS score of 03 indicating she
was severely impaired for cognitive skills for decision making. For swallowing and nutritional status, she was
coded as having no swallowing problems or weight loss of more than 5%. For nutritional approaches the
resident was feed via a feeding tube and was on a mechanical altered diet.
Record review of Resident #1's care plan dated 2/20/2024 revealed the following:
Focus: Resident has unplanned/unexpected weight loss. Goal: To have Resident regain lost weight.
Intervention: Alert Dietitian if consumption is poor for more than 48 hours. Give supplement as ordered.
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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)
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Event ID:
675344
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
675344
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
03/08/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Paradigm at Sweeny
109 N McKinney
Sweeny, TX 77480
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 0692
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
Record review of physician's order dated 2/19/2024 revealed an order for regular diet, mechanical soft
texture regular liquid thin consistency. Fortified foods related to mild protein-calorie malnutrition.
Observation on 03/08/2024 at 12:20pm revealed Resident #1 in the dining room for lunch she was self-fed.
Resident#1's meal consisted of starch, protein and vegetables with thin liquid water and iced tea. No
fortified soup was observed on Resident#1's tray. Resident#1's meal looks exactly like all the other resident
who were getting regular mechanical meal. Further observation revealed Resident #1 ate about 75% of her
meal.
Resident #2
Record review of Resident #2's face sheet dated on 03/08/2024 revealed he was a [AGE] year-old female
who was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and readmitted on [DATE]. His diagnoses included esophageal
obstruction (blockage in the esophagus), down syndrome (is a genetic disorder caused by abnormal cell
division), gastrointestinal hemorrhage (disorder in the digestive tract), protein calorie malnutrition
(inadequate intake of food such as protein, starch, and nutrients), muscle weakness(decreased strength in
the muscles), and hypothyroidism (a condition where the thyroid glands doesn't produce enough thyroid
hormones).
Record review of Resident #2's quarterly MDS dated [DATE] revealed he was severely impaired for
cognitive skills for decision making. For swallowing and nutritional status, he was coded as having
swallowing problems, having weight loss of more than 5%. For nutritional approaches the resident was on a
mechanical altered diet.
Record review of Resident #2's care plan dated 5/23/2023 revealed the following:
Focus: Resident requires a therapeutic diet, pureed diet for nutritional support and at risk for weight loss.
Goal: To have adequate nutrition and free from unplanned weight loss: Intervention: Assist resident with
eating. Give supplement as ordered.
Record review of physician's order dated 8/24/2023 revealed an order for regular diet, pureed texture,
regular liquid thin consistency, no thick food. Add fortified foods to meal, health shake with all meals.
Observation on 03/08/2024 at 12:25pm revealed Resident #2 in the dining room for lunch he was assisted
with eating. Resident#2's meal consisted of pureed starch, protein and vegetables with thin liquid water and
iced tea. No soup was observed on resident #2's tray. Resident#2's meal looked exactly like the residents
who were getting regular mechanical meal. Further observation revealed Resident #2 ate all his meal.
In an interview on 03/08/2024 at 1:00pm with [NAME] A regarding the modified diet she said she did not
prepare the fortified meal, because she did not have the ingredient to prepare the meal. She said when she
did not prepare fortified meal, she would give the residents double portion. She was asked if she had given
Resident #1 and Resident #2 fortified meal she said no, she said if they asked for more food, she would
give them.
In an interview with the Dietary Manager on 3/08/2024 at 3:20pm he said he was new to the facility. He said
they have recipe for fortified meal plan, and he was going to ensure that fortified meals
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
675344
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
675344
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
03/08/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Paradigm at Sweeny
109 N McKinney
Sweeny, TX 77480
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 0692
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
were prepared daily. At that point he called [NAME] A regarding fortified meal for lunch, and she told him
she did not prepare any fortified meal for lunch, but she was going to prepare fortified meal for dinner. At
that point the Dietary Manager said he would have to in-service the cooks on the importance of preparing
meals as ordered.
Further interview with [NAME] A on 03/08/2024 at 3:45pm she said fortified meal plan was supposed to
help residents to gain weight. She said if residents were not getting fortified meals, they could lose weight.
She said she was going to ensure that fortified meals were prepared daily.
In an interview on 03/08/2024 at 4:45pm the Administrator said she was the one who ordered the food and
the ingredients to prepare fortified foods. She said the food items for fortified recipe were available, but the
cook did not ask for them. She said she will have to in-service the dietary staff. She said the Dietary
Manager was new to the facility and he will work with the dietary staff to address the dietary issues in the
kitchen.
Record review of the undated facility's Fortified Food Schedule revealed the following:
Breakfast: Fortified Cereal, Lunch: Fortified Soup, Dinner: Fortified potato or Fortified pudding. A variety of
fortified foods are available. A variety of fortified food recipes are available through the menu system.
Fortified foods served may deviate from this schedule with dietary manager approval. This schedule is a
suggestion. The dietary manager may alter this schedule based on resident preference and product
availability.
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