F 0700
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a
resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed
consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview, and record review the facility failed to review the risks and benefits of bed rails with the resident
or resident's representative and obtain informed consent prior to installation of bed rails for 1 (Resident #1)
of 8 residents reviewed for bedrails.
The facility failed to inform Resident #1 or her representative of the use of bed rails and obtain consent for
the use of bed rails.
This deficient practice could place all residents with bed rails at risk for injuries such as abrasion, fractures,
and entrapment.
Finding include:
Record review of Resident #1's clinical record revealed an [AGE] year-old female admitted to the facility on
[DATE] with diagnoses to include dementia (a group of thinking and social symptoms that interferes with
daily functioning), anxiety (a mental health disorder characterized by feeling of worry, anxiety, or fear that
are strong enough to interfere with one's daily activities), pain, hypertension (a condition in which the
foresee of the blood against the artery walls is too high), coronary artery disease (damage or disease in the
hearts major blood vessels), arrythmia (a condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal
rhythm), osteoarthritis (a type of arthritis that occurs when flexible tissue at the ends of bones wears down),
cardiovascular accident (occurs as a result of disrupted blood flow to the brain due to problems with the
blood vessels that supply it, and history of falling.
Record review of Resident #1's clinical record revealed her last MDS was an admission completed
9-25-2023 which indicated her BIMS was 00 indicating she was severely cognitively impaired, and she had
a functionality of requiring one-person assistance with most activities of daily living.
Record review of the facility provided Side Rail Release Form for Resident #1 completed by PT/OT
revealed the following:
Date: 9-18-2023 Patient is released to have one/both side rails on bed by PT/OT
Description: Patient released to use handrails for bed mobility, transfer, and repositioning.
Record review of the facility provided Side Rail Release Form for Resident #1 completed by PT/OT
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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:
675498
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
675498
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/31/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites
6650 South Soncy Road
Amarillo, TX 79119
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 0700
revealed the following:
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Date: 10-9-2023 Patient is released to have one/both side rails on bed by PT/OT
Residents Affected - Few
Description: Patient re-evaluated for bedrails and bedrails removed due to patient no longer safe for bed
mobility, transfers, and repositioning.
Record review of the facility investigation report revealed the following:
Assessment Date: 10-09-2023
Description of Injury: Resident #1 received a bruise to her arm by getting her arm wrapped around her
transfer bar on her bed when she was sleeping.
Record review of Resident #1's care plans with date of admit 9-18-2023 with the last conference date of
10-11-2023 revealed no care plans for side rails or bed rails.
Record review of Resident #1's clinical record revealed no evidence of a consent for the use of bed
rails/side rails was provided to Resident #1 or her representative.
During an interview on 10-31-2023 at 11:55 AM the DON stated that Resident #1 did have side rails but
that the facility was unable to determine if her bruise was from the side rail or from previous falls. The DON
stated that the facility had ¼ side rails, that they were used for transfer assistance, that Resident #1
was reevaluated by physical therapy to see if Resident #1 still needed the side rails, and that Resident #1's
side rails were removed after the incident. The DON stated that Resident #1 did not have the side rails
currently. The DON then reviewed Resident #1's chart and stated, Unfortunately Resident #1 does not have
a consent for the use of her side rail. When asked if ongoing monitoring had been provided for Resident #1
and the use of side rails the DON stated that Resident #1 was a new admission and had not had time for
ongoing monitoring.
During an interview on 10-31-2023 at 12:19 PM FM A (the representative for Resident #1) stated, I could
not tell you if I have seen a consent. It may have been part of the admission packet and I signed so many
things. There is nothing about a consent for side rails that I know of. I can tell you they have been removed
since the incident. (This surveyor noted during observation that Resident #1 did not have bed rails/side rails
on her bed at the time of this investigation)
During an interview on 10-31-2023 at 1:29 PM the DON reported that if the side rail consents were not
completed that the facility's policy and procedures would not be followed and that was what keeps the
residents safe, and that it could and would affect residents' care. The DON stated that bed rail/side rail
consents were a part of their admission process and that apparently this one was just missed.
Record review of facility provided policy titled Bed Rails and Side Rails, Installation and Use, revision
5-5-2023, revealed the following:
Procedures:
4. The risk and befits of bed rails/side rails will be reviewed with the resident and/or responsible party.
Consent and physician order will be obtained prior to the installation of bed rails/side
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
675498
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
675498
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/31/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites
6650 South Soncy Road
Amarillo, TX 79119
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 0700
rails.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
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Event ID:
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