F 0689
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Some
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to
prevent accidents.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure residents were free from accident
hazards for 3 of 8 residents reviewed for accidents (Resident #1, Resident #2, and Resident #3.) Resident
#1 had a fall on the facility van, Van Driver A did not call 911 for assistance, and he did not report the
incident to the facility. The resident was not sure of the date or time frame, and the facility could not provide
a time frame. Resident #2 complained of Van Driver A's unsafe and erratic driving. Resident #3 was not
strapped into the van correctly and her wheelchair tipped over backward which caused her to hurt her
head, hand, and arm. This noncompliance was identified as PNC (past non-compliance) Immediate
Jeopardy. The noncompliance was corrected prior to entrance. This facility failure placed Residents at risk
for serious injury.Findings included: Resident #1 Record review of Resident #1's face sheet indicated she
was a [AGE] year-old female admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Record review of Resident #1's MDS
indicated her cognitive status was intact with a BIMS score of 13. She used a wheelchair for ambulation.
She was dependent on staff for standing from a sitting position, and she was dependent on staff for transfer
from bed to chair or chair to bed. Record review of Resident #1's care plan dated 9/18/25 indicated the
resident had dialysis treatment due to diabetes, and end stage renal disease three times a week. The goal
was the resident would not have unrecognized complications related to dialysis. Record review of Resident
#1's nursing notes did not indicate any falls from January 2025 to present at dialysis or on the van, and
there were no incident reports indicating an incident occurred. During an interview on 9/18/25 at 4:39 p.m.
Resident #1 said about 6 months ago during transportation to dialysis, Van Driver A was trying to miss
hitting a car. Resident #1 said Van Driver A swerved and she fell to the floor of the van. She said she hurt
her foot and tore a hole in her sock. She said there was a place on her foot[. She was not taken to the
hospital, and she did not hit her head. Resident #1 said Van Driver A did not hit anything, he braked hard,
and she fell to her knees. During an interview on 9/18/25 at 4:47 p.m. the Administrator said Van Driver A
was terminated due to taking shortcuts, and complaints of erratic driving. The Administrator Van Driver A
had not reported any incidents that occurred on the van with Resident #1. He said Resident #1 had not
reported any incident that occurred on the van. During an interview on 9/23/25 at 10:50 a.m. the DON said
she had talked to Resident #1 about the incident a few days ago and she said she had fallen on the van
several months back. She said the resident did not have an exact time frame. The DON said she was not
aware of the fall and Van Driver A had not reported any falls. The DON said Resident #1 said the nurses at
dialysis had gotten her off the van floor. The DON said Resident #1 was not able to walk and required
assistance with transfers. She said they did not receive a report from Van Driver A, no report from dialysis
clinic, and Resident #1 had not reported the incident. During an interview on 9/23/25 at 11:00 a.m. the
Administrator said he had received complaints from outside individuals calling about Van Driver A's erratic
driving. The
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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.
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675444
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NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Reunion Plaza Senior Care and Rehabilitation Cente
1401 Hampton Rd
Texarkana, TX 75503
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0689
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Some
Administrator said the callers reported Van Driver A was speeding, and changing lanes frequently. The
Administrator said Van Driver A denied there was any previous incident of a resident falling on the van.
During a telephone interview on 9/23/25 at 1:48 p.m. Van Driver A said he did not remember Resident #1
falling while on the van during transport. During an interview on 9/24/25 at 10:05 a.m. Resident #1 said she
remembered falling out of the wheelchair when Van Driver A did not put the seatbelt on her during
transportation to her dialysis appointment. She said he was coming around a corner or something, but he
hit the brakes, and she slid out of the wheelchair. She said she hit the floor and the nurses at the dialysis
clinic came on the van and got her off the van floor. She remembered the incident but could not provide a
time frame. She said it may have been 4 or 5 months ago. Resident #1 said she hurt her foot. She said she
did not tell anyone because the nurses at the dialysis clinic knew, so when she came back to the facility,
she did not tell the facility nurses. She said her wheelchair did not fall or tilt over, she just slid out of the
chair. Resident #1 said the wheelchair was still strapped down. During an interview on 9/24/25 at 10:50
a.m. the Clinical Coordinator/RN[ at the dialysis clinic said she remembered the incident when Resident#1
had fallen on the van. She said she looked, and they did not have any notes. She said she was not there
and could not find any staff that were working today that were present when the incident happened. She
said she remembered it was on a Saturday and between her and the staff that were at the clinic today, they
thought it was about two months ago. The Clinical Coordinator said she was not there but remembered the
staff talking about Resident #1 falling on the van and they had to go and pick her up off the van floor.
Resident #2 Record review of Resident #2's face sheet indicated he was a [AGE] year-old male admitted to
the facility on [DATE]. Record review of Resident #2's BIMS indicated he had moderate cognitive
impairment with a BIMS score of 12. Record review of a grievance form dated 8/11/25 indicted Resident #2
said the Van Driver A needed to pay better attention to the road. The Resident complained the Driver was
not paying attention to the road during transport. The resolution was the Administrator spoke to Van Driver
A about his erratic, inattentive driving. Van Driver A was informed his undivided attention was required
during driving for safety. Van Driver A was informed, we would not have another conversation about safe
driving. Signed by the Administrator. Record review of Resident #2's Discharge Summary indicated he was
discharged home on 8/27/25. During interview on 9/23/25 at 12:45 p.m. the Administrator said he received
a complaint from Resident #2 about the way Van Driver A was driving. The Administrator said Resident #2
said Van Driver A appeared more interested in his drink than what he was doing while driving. The
Administrator said he had counseled with Van Drive A about driving safely and having food in the van. He
said Van Driver A had worked at the facility since 2019 and within the last few weeks he had gotten
complaints about his driving. The Administrator said he had talked to Van Driver A and gave him a stern
warning after Resident #2's complaints. Resident #3 Record review of Resident #3's face sheet indicated
she was a [AGE] year-old female admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Record review of Resident #3's MDS
dated [DATE] she was cognitively intact with a BIMS score of 15. She was ambulatory with a wheelchair.
She was dependent on staff to come to a standing position from sitting in a chair. She was dependent on
staff for transfer from bed to chair or chair to bed. Record review of Resident #3's care plan dated 9/24/25
indicated she was at risk for pain and discomfort related to being admitted with a hip fracture with
hemorrhage and underlying arthritis. One of the interventions was to position for comfort. Record review of
Resident #3's Weekly Skin Date report dated 9/10/25 at 4:00 p.m. indicated she had a skin tear to the left
lateral hand and bruise to the left anterior forearm during fall on facility transport. Record review of Resident
#3's nursing notes dated 9/10/25 at 5:07 p.m. indicated Resident #3 sustained an unwitnessed fall
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
675444
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/24/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Reunion Plaza Senior Care and Rehabilitation Cente
1401 Hampton Rd
Texarkana, TX 75503
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 0689
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Some
while in the facility van for an appointment. Neuro checks were initiated. The Resident initially complained of
a headache at 7 out of 10 for pain but increased to 8 out of 10. The patent request to be evaluated at the
local emergency room. Record review of Resident #3's hospital CT (medical imaging test) of the spine and
CT of the head revealed no findings. Record review of Van Driver A's employee file indicted he began work
as a van driver on 6/4/2019. He had in service sign in sheets for the mobility company (the company
responsible for training on transportation) indicated he received training on 10/11/22, 7/16/23, 4/4/24,
10/11/24 and 7/8/25. A Personnel Action Form dated 9/10/25 indicated Van Driver A was terminated due to
violation of company's transportation policy and procedures. Review of the facility Provider Investigation
Report dated 9/12/25 indicated on 9/10/25 Resident # 3 was transported at 10:30 a.m. to an appointment.
Van Driver A failed to secure Resident #3 during transport. The report indicated the facility put measures in
place to fix the noncompliance. The facility obtained a statement from Van Driver A and he was suspended.
The van equipment was checked for proper operation with no issues noted. Transport training was
conducted for the backup driver (Van Driver B), the Administrator did ride along for skills verification with
the backup driver. An onsite training was scheduled with the mobility company for 9/29/25 for a new driver
and backup drivers. The van driver was terminated. An Ad-Hoc QAPI meeting was conducted on 9/10/25. A
written statement by Van Driver A dated 9/10/25 stated: I was transporting Resident # 3 and I forgot to hook
the right hook to her chair. I was in a hurry and just forgot. I pulled out on the access road and the chair
tipped backwards. During a telephone interview on 9/23/35 at 1:48 p.m. Van Driver A said Resident # 3 fell
out of the wheelchair to the floor while he was transporting her to an appointment on 9/10/25. He said he
pulled over and parked. He said picked Resident # 3 off the floor. He said he then asked her if she wanted
to go back to the facility or go to her appointment. He said Resident # 3 said she wanted to go to her
appointment. He said he did not notify anyone at that time, he took her to her appointment. Van Driver A
said he had never had an incident like that happen before, so he did what he thought best at the time. Van
Driver A said when he arrived back to the facility with Resident # 3, he told the Administrator what had
occurred. During an interview on 9/24/25 at 9:20 a.m. Administrator said Van Driver A was in- serviced by
an outside company that did the training for the van safety and resident security. He said someone from the
corporate office came and provided the training on the van and transportation once or twice a year. The
Administrator said at the current time the Maintenance Director/ Van Driver B was the only person
conducting transport. He said they did use two other outside transport services when needed to transport
residents. He said they only used ride along staff if the doctor requested, the resident was confused, and/
or the family was unable to attend the appointment. He said Van Driver A was in- serviced on the facility
policy to not move a resident if they fall and to notify staff if a fall occurred. He said Van Driver A had been
educated at least yearly since he had been driving the van over the facility policies several times. During an
interview on 9/24/24 at 10:15 a.m. Resident #3 said on 9/10/25 Van Driver A put her in the van and buckled
her down as far as she knew. She said Van Driver A stopped and when he pulled off, the wheelchair went
backward, and she fell to the floor. She said she was still in the wheelchair ; he had buckled the waist and
shoulder belts. She said her head hit the wheelchair belt holder and she hurt her hand. Resident # 3 said
Van Driver A picked her up off the floor, and he apologized. She said he asked if she wanted to go back to
the facility or her appointment. She said she told him she wanted to go to her appointment. She said she
was not sent to the ER until she got back to the facility that afternoon. Resident # 3 said her head was still
hurting so they sent her out, but everything was fine. During an interview on 9/24/25 at 11:00 a.m. the DON
said on 9/10/25 Resident # 3's skin
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
675444
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/24/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Reunion Plaza Senior Care and Rehabilitation Cente
1401 Hampton Rd
Texarkana, TX 75503
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 0689
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Some
assessment showed she had a skin tear on left hand and bruise on her left forearm. She said the resident
complained of head pain and was sent to the hospital. The DON said Van Driver A said he had never had
anyone to fall on the van in the past and did not seem too concerned about the incident. She said he did
not say much and did not provide much information. Corrective actions taken to correct the noncompliance
on 9/10/25 through 9/12/25 included: Record review indicated an Ad-Hoc QAPI meeting was conducted on
9/10/25 with signatures of the Administrator, DON, ADON. Record review of the facility Transportation and
Procedure policy indicated areas of how to secure the wheelchair for transport. If an emergency occurs and
a resident fell during transport, call 911, for ambulance to transport the resident to the ER for evaluation. Do
not move the resident or transport the resident yourself. Call the DON, ADON[ or Administrator. If they are
not at the facility call cell phone numbers until you reach one of these individuals. If the resident sustains
any injury other than a small skin tear or abrasion without a fall, still call 911 for transport to ER. Do not
transport the resident yourself. If the resident sustains minor injuries while being transported to the
appointment notify the physician office personnel of the injury on arrival. Transport drivers and passengers
must always wear safety seat belts during transport. The training to be completed with all designated
drivers, including PRN, by Administrator on policy and procedures on 9/11/25. Each driver would be
provided with a copy of the policy and procedures related to safely securing residents, use of seatbelts, and
emergency procedures. The training included a competency evaluation, transportation in-service. This
training would be conducted with any newly hired drivers as part of the orientation process going forward.
These training results will be kept in their files for future reference and verification of compliance. Record
review of Van Driver B's mobility training record indicated he was in serviced on 7/6/23. Record review of
Van Driver B's training record indicated he was trained on the facility Transportation Policy and Procedures
for safety during transport and securing the chair on 9/10/25. He received the transportation monitoring on
9/11/25 and 9/12/25. The form indicated the driver was reviewed on his understating of the transportation
policies, securing passengers, articulated the procedures for safely securing a passenger, how to handle a
resident during an emergencies, injuries and emergency contacts. Record review of Van Driver B's
Transportation monitoring form dated 9/12/25 indicated an understanding of transportation policy and
procedures regarding safely securing passengers and emergency situations, property secure the
passenger, drive articulate the procedures for safely, articulate the procedure on how to handle a resident
during an emergency. The driver knew what he can and cannot do as it pertains to handling residents'
injuries during transport. The driver knows who to notify in case of an emergency or resident injury. Record
review of the facility Transportation Policy and Procedure Manual updated 4/1/20 and signed by the
Administrator and Van Driver B on 9/10/25 contained information on: Driver requirements, vehicle lift safety,
safety during transport, securing the chair, emergency procedures, use of seat belts, who can ride on
transport, use of vehicle, safety maintenance checks, transport logbook, scheduling transports, standard
items kept in vehicle, storage of resident property, transport vehicle paperwork, noise levels, food and
beverages in vehicle, cleaning vehicle, safety responsibilities of the driver, transport safety
program-defensive driving, policy and procedure acknowledgement form, transport driver job specific
orientation, transport in-service, transport driver job description, and acknowledgment form and vehicle
maintenance issues.‘ During an interview on 9/24/25 at 9:46 a.m. Van Driver B said he worked at the facility
for 5 years. He said the corporate person completed the training on driving the van. He said he had the
training to be an alternate driver on a few occasions over the past years. He said he was in- serviced on
9/10/25 again over the procedures on how to drive the van. He said he did not have to be
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
675444
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
09/24/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Reunion Plaza Senior Care and Rehabilitation Cente
1401 Hampton Rd
Texarkana, TX 75503
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 0689
Level of Harm - Immediate
jeopardy to resident health or
safety
Residents Affected - Some
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told not to move a resident if they fall. He said if he was walking down the hall and saw a resident on the
floor, he knew not to move them. He said if a resident were to fall on the van, he was to make sure he was
in a safe location and call 911. He would call EMS to pick them up and report to the facility immediately. Van
Driver B said it was the general rule of the whole facility if you are not licensed you are not allowed to pick a
resident up. He said if a resident fell a nurse had to assess them, before they were moved. He said part of
the job as the van driver, was to take time and make sure the resident was secure prior to transport. During
an interview on 9/24/25 at 12:20 p.m. Resident # 4 said she rode the van to dialysis three times weekly. She
said she did not have any issues with Van Driver A or Van Driver B. During an interview on 9/24/25 at 12:21
p.m. Resident # 5 said he rode the van to dialysis three times weekly. He said he did not have any issues
with Van Driver A or Van Driver B. During an observation on 9/24/25 at 12:25 p.m. of Van Driver B securing
a resident in a wheelchair in the van. The facility van showed it was just wide enough for one wheelchair.
Observation revealed the back tie downs could be connected on the back of the van. However, to connect
the front wheelchair tiedowns you had to stand on the ground with the door opened and buckle them from
the outside of the van. Observation of Van Driver B showed he connected the resident wheelchair tiedowns
on all four wheels of the wheelchair. He strapped the seat belts over the shoulder and around the waist of
the resident. Once the resident was secured, he released the brakes of the wheelchair and tried to move
the wheelchair from side to side and back and forth. He said that was an extra precaution to check and
make sure the resident was secured. He then relocked the breaks. Observation of the right wheel of the
wheelchair not tied down showed the wheelchair would only move to the right about 2 to 4 inches when
tilted backward. Observations indicated for the wheelchair to fall backward both the right and the left
wheelchair tiedowns would need to be unsecured. During an interview on 9/24/25 at 12:50 p.m. the
Administrator said he felt they did the right thing by terminating Van Driver A. They had the company
coming on 9/29/25 to train the new staff member on driving the van. He said the company was supposed to
come on 9/22/25 but they got their times crossed up somehow. He said the new driver, Van Driver B, and
himself as a backup driver would be given the training for safe and secure transportation of residents. He
said they were already trained on the facility policy for transportation of residents and would be trained
again as part of the company training procedures. On 9/24/25 at 3:50 p.m. the Administrator, DON, ADON,
and MDS coordinator were informed of the PNC IJ verbally and emailed the IJ template.
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