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Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every
12 months.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to conduct an initial comprehensive, accurate,
standardized reproducible assessment of each resident's functional capacity for 1 of 6 residents (Resident
#165) reviewed for resident assessments.
The facility failed to ensure Resident #165's admission MDS Assessment accurately reflected her receiving
hospice services.
This failure could place residents at risk of not receiving the proper care required to attain or maintain the
highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
The findings included:
Record review of Resident #165's face sheet, dated 01/18/24, reflected a [AGE] year-old female admitted to
the facility on [DATE]. Her diagnoses included, senile degeneration of the brain (losing the ability to
remember, to communicate effectively, and to use reasoning skills to function in their daily lives), dementia
(decline in cognitive abilities that impacts a person's ability to perform everyday activities), hypertension
(high blood pressure), and depression (feelings of severe despondency and dejection).
Record review of Resident #165's admission MDS assessment dated , 12/28/23, reflected a BIMs score
was coded as 9 indicating Resident #165 was moderately cognitively impaired. Record review of section O
- special treatments, procedures, and programs O0110. K1. Hospice care revealed Resident #165 was
coded N/A and No for receiving hospice services.
Record review of Resident #165's clinical physician orders dated on admission, reflected Resident #165
was admitted to the facility under the care of hospice services.
Record review of Resident #165's care plan dated 01/08/24 reflected Resident/family had elected hospice
care for senile degeneration of the brain. Resident was at risk of complications related to dying process
(weight loss, skin breakdown, dehydration, placement of indwelling catheter, fecal impactions, or gradual or
rapid loss of the ability to move.)
Goals: Resident and family's wishes would be honored through next review date; Resident would be kept as
comfortable as possible through next review date.
Interventions: Coordinate care with Hospice team. Hospice team to visit and perform care per
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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
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Event ID:
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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
675619
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
01/19/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Avir at Burnet
507 W Jackson St
Burnet, TX 78611
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 0636
schedule;
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Encourage and provide assistance to turn and reposition q 2 hours in PRN comfort; If transferring resident
notify receiving facility of election of hospice and code status; Notify Hospice of resident and family request
for Clergy support/visit, questions about dying process; Notify MD, Hospice of S/S of infection, injury and
implement appropriate interventions within code status, Observe for S/S of impending death to include but
not limited to: change in mental status, non-responsive, change in breathing pattern, change in heart rate,
cyanosis (the change of body tissue color to a bluish-purple hue, as a result of decrease in the amount of
oxygen bound to the hemoglobin in the red blood cells of the capillary bed), mottling to extremities ,
decreased bowel sounds, increased lung sounds; Notify Hospice, RP, MD of change.
Residents Affected - Few
In an observation on 01/17/24 at 11:39 AM Resident #165 was lying in bed, moaning at times,
unresponsive to verbal stimuli, not able to answer questions. Resident #165 appeared clean and showed no
signs of pain or distress. Resident #165's family was at bedside. Resident #165 had blankets pulled to chest
area with call light in reach.
In an interview on 01/17/24 at 11:46 AM with Resident #165's FM she stated things had been ok with the
care of Resident #165 and Resident #165 had been residing in the facility since December 21st. She stated
she had no concerns with anything right now. She stated Resident #165 was on the downhill and nothing
could be done. She stated Resident #165 was on Hospice care and she had no concerns with hospice. She
stated Resident #165 recognized the hospice nurse when she came in.
In an interview on 01/19/24 at 9:03 AM with the MDS nurse, she stated she was responsible for completing
all MDS assessments. She stated Resident #165 was a new admission and Resident #165 admitted under
hospice services. She stated that Resident #165's admission MDS assessment was miscoded and that she
needed to correct it. She stated she had been trained on how to complete the MDS assessments and she
did not believe there was any effects that could have been caused from the MDS assessment being coded
incorrectly. She stated Resident #165 was private pay and if Resident #165 would have been on MCR or
MCD, it may have affected Resident #165 or the facility differently in a financial way.
In an interview on 01/19/24 at 9:37 AM with the ADM, he stated if a resident was on hospice services it
should be coded as yes on the MDS assessment. He stated hospice not being coded on the MDS
assessment would not affect the care provided for the residents. He stated he did not feel there would not
be any issues if hospice was not coded on the MDS assessment. He stated he was made aware that
Resident #165's MDS assessment was coded incorrectly, and they were going to perform an audit of all
MDS's. He stated the MDS nurse was responsible for completing the MDS assessment and had been
working in the facility for about two years. He stated the MDS nurse had been trained on how to complete
an MDS properly and that the MDS nurse is an RN and should be ensuring the accuracy of the MDS
assessments.
In an interview on 01/19/24 at 11:08 AM with the DON, he stated the MDS nurse was responsible for
completing MDS assessments and she had been trained on completing the MDS's correctly. He stated they
had a corporate nurse that ensured the accuracy of the MDS assessments. He stated the MDS
assessments should reflect if a resident was admitted on or was receiving hospice care. He stated if an
MDS assessment was completed incorrectly, someone may not know if a resident was on hospice services.
Record review of facility MDS 3.0 user's manual dated October 2023: CMS's RAI Version 3.0 Manual; page
O-7, O01 10K1, Hospice care - Code residents identified as being in a hospice program for
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Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
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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
675619
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
01/19/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Avir at Burnet
507 W Jackson St
Burnet, TX 78611
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 0636
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
terminally ill persons where an array of services is provided for the palliation and management of terminal
illness and related conditions. The hospice must be licensed by the state as a hospice provider and/or
certified under the Medicare program as a hospice provider.
Residents Affected - Few
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