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Inspection visit

Health inspection

PARADIGM AT THE BRAZOSCMS #6754202 citations on this visit
2 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 2 deficiencies. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0755 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide pharmaceutical services (including procedures that assure the accurate acquiring, receiving, dispensing, and administering of all drugs and biologicals) to meet the needs of 1 resident (Resident #12) of 6 residents observed and reviewed for medication administration. -MA A dispensed five medications for Resident #12 and presented them to the resident for administration. Resident #12 had already received the medications. -LVN B had administered Resident #12's medications earlier but did not document in the MAR. The failures placed residents at risk for overmedication and the complications related to overmedication. Findings include: Record review of the admission Record for Resident #12 (printed 05/31/2023) revealed he was [AGE] years old, admitted to the facility on [DATE]. He was listed as being his own Responsible Party. Diagnoses included, but were not limited to, chronic kidney disease with dependence on renal dialysis and hyperlipidemia (high volumes of water-insoluble molecules). Record review of the quarterly MDS dated [DATE] revealed Resident #12 scored 15 of 15 on the BIMS, indicative of intact cognition. Record review of the Care Plan dated 10/27/2022 revealed one 'Focus' reflected Resident #12 had chronic renal/kidney failure. The 'Goal' was reflected as the resident would not have any complications related to fluid deficit or overload. One 'Intervention' was reflected as administering medications as ordered by the physician. Record review of the Physician's Order Summary Report (printed 05/31/2023) revealed Resident #12 was to receive dialysis treatments on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The Orders reflected the resident was to receive one tablet of enteric coated aspirin (81 mg) daily related to high blood pressure. He was to receive three tablets of Sevelamer Carbonate (800 mg) on dialysis days for his kidney disease. The Orders reflected he was to receive Clopidogrel Bisulfate (75 mg) daily related to the acquired absence of one of his left fingers. The Orders reflected he was to receive Midodrine Hydrochloride (10 mg) on dialysis days to address low blood pressure during dialysis. In addition, Resident #12 was to receive one tablet of Multivitamin with minerals. (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 4 Event ID: 675420 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 675420 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 06/01/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Paradigm at the Brazos 2127 Preston St Richmond, TX 77469 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 0755 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Observation and interview on 05/31/2023 at 7:14 a.m. revealed MA A outside of Resident #12's room. She was standing by the medication cart. She said she was going to dispense the morning medications for Resident #12. MA A entered Resident #12's room. Resident #12 was awake, sitting in a wheelchair. MA A obtained his blood pressure and pulse. She then returned to the medication cart in the hall. Observation revealed she dispensed one 81 mg tablet of enteric coated aspirin, three 800 mg tablets of Sevelamer Carbonate, one 75 mg tablet of Clopidogrel Bisulfate, one tablet of Multivitamin with minerals, and four 2.5 mg tablet of Midodrine Hydrochloride. She acknowledged to the surveyor that she had a total of 10 tablets in a medication cup. Observation revealed none of the five medications had been signed as been administered on the electronic MAR for Resident #12. They were highlighted in yellow, indicating they were within the administration time window, but not yet administered. Continued observation revealed MA A entered Resident #12's room. She offered the medications to Resident #12. Resident #12 informed her that LVN B had already administered the same medications. MA A did not administer the medications. She returned to her medication cart and placed the medication cup into the drawer. They were later properly discarded. Observation and interview on 05/31/2023 at 7:25 a.m. revealed LVN B was in an adjacent hallway with a different medication cart. LVN B said she had administered the same medications to Resident #12 earlier that morning, because he was going to dialysis. She said she had not initialed in the electronic MAR that they had been administered. She said that she was not able to initial in the electronic MAR because the screen was not 'yellow' at the time, which would have indicated the one-hour time frame was in effect. At that time, LVN B displayed the electronic MAR for Resident #12. The five morning medications were highlighted in yellow, indicating they were within the administration time window, but not yet administered. LVN B began initialing the medications as been administered. LVN B again verbalized she had administered the medications. Interview on 05/31/2023 at 7:36 a.m. with the DON revealed she said sometimes Resident #12 would ask for his medications early on dialysis days. She said if LVN B was not able to initial the medications as administered when she gave them, it would indicate they were given outside of the time frame of the order. She said that if LVN B would have initialed the medications as been given, MA A would have known they were already administered. She said the resident could have received extra medication if he was not able to tell MA A he had already received them. Record review of the facility policy Administration of Drugs (revised June 2019) revealed .10. The nurse administering the medication must record such information on the resident's MAR before administering the next resident's medication. 11. The nurse administering the medications must initial the resident's MAR. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 675420 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 4 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 675420 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 06/01/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Paradigm at the Brazos 2127 Preston St Richmond, TX 77469 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 0925 Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program to keep the facility free of pest for the mini storage area in the kitchen. Residents Affected - Some The facility failed to treat the facility gnats. This failure could affect all 38 residents by placing them at risk for the potential spread of infection, cross-contamination, food-borne illness, and decreased quality of life. Findings included: Observation on 5/30/23 at 8:39am revealed a group of gnats in the mini storage area of the kitchen flying around the wall. Inside of the mini storage area were dry seasoning, four pack of open napkins and 1 gallon of white distilled vinegar not completely sealed. Observation on 5/30/23 at 8:52am revealed gnats around the dirty vent area of the ceiling. During the interview on 5/30/23 at 8:25am with DM, she said she did not notice the dirty hanging vent in the mini storage area at all until the investigator brought it to her attention. She said if the dirty vent was not reported it could cause an infection control problem. She said she did notice the gnats flying around in the mini storage area. She said on 5/17/23, the exterminator for bug control came out to do monthly maintenance. During the Interview on 5/31/23 at 12:30pm an Interview with Maintenance Supervisor, she said when someone has placed a ticket in the maintenance book she would immediately respond unless a part is needed and not available. She said she check the maintenance log at least 3 or 4 times a day. During the Interview on 5/31/23 at 2:15pm with Dietary Aide, she said she never noticed any gnats in the mini storage area. She said she notice the dirty vent in the mini storage area sometimes. She said the Maintenance Supervisor would sometimes come around and clean once she noticed that the vent was dirty. She said the vent in the mini storage area had been replaced two times, but she could not remember when. During the Interview on 5/31/23 at 2:32pm an Interview with DM, she said the maintenance person come to the kitchen and change the filters for the vents. She said she did not notice the dirty hanging vent in the mini storage area at all until the investigator brought it to her attention. She said if the dirty vent was not reported it could cause an infection control problem. She said she did notice the gnats flying around in the mini storage area. During the Interview on 6/1/23 at 8:41am an Interview with Administrator, she said if the vent was not cleaned based upon the outcome of the gnats being inside of the mini storage the remanence of the insects could get inside of the food worst case scenario. She reported there have not been an ongoing issue of any insects but if so, the pest control person would come out. Review of the facility maintenance log revealed: 4/17/23 was the latest date of treatment for gnats. Review of the Policy for Pest Control dated 6/2019 revealed: it is the policy of this facility that (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 675420 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 4 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 675420 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 06/01/2023 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Paradigm at the Brazos 2127 Preston St Richmond, TX 77469 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 0925 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some the facility will maintain an effective pest control program to prevent or eliminate infestation of pests and rodents. Review of the Policy for Environmental: Resident's Room, Resident's Rights dated 6/2019 revealed: read in part: .(13) The facility must provide a safe, functional, sanitary, and comfortable environment for residents, staff and the public. Review of the facility paper Repair Requestion dated 5/30/23 from the kitchen requesting the vent to be cleaned in the mini dry storage area. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 675420 If continuation sheet Page 4 of 4

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Citations

2 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.

  • 0755GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F755 - Pharmacy Services

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • 0925GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F925 - Maintain an effective pest control program so that the facility is free of

    Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

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What happened during the June 1, 2023 survey of PARADIGM AT THE BRAZOS?

This was a inspection survey of PARADIGM AT THE BRAZOS on June 1, 2023. The surveyor cited 2 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at PARADIGM AT THE BRAZOS on June 1, 2023?

Yes, 2 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharm..."

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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