F 0550
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or
her rights.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to treat each resident with respect and dignity
and care for each resident in a manner and in an environment that promotes maintenance or enhancement
of his or her quality of life, recognizing each resident's individuality for 2 of 10 residents (#1, #2) observed
for dignity during lunch service:
RN A and CNA B stood up to feed Residents #1 and #2 during lunch.
This deficient practice could affect 10 residents that reside in memory care.
The findings included:
Review of Resident #1's admission Record undated revealed he was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with
principal diagnoses of CENTRAL DISLOCATION OF RIGHT HIP, SUBSEQUENT ENCOUNTER;
DEMENTIA IN OTHER DISEASES CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE, UNSPECIFIED SEVERITY, WITHOUT
BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCE, PSYCHOTIC DISTURBANCE (severe mental health conditions that cause
abnormal thinking and perceptions), MOOD DISTURBANCE (mental health conditions affecting mood),
AND ANXIETY and ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, UNSPECIFIED.
Review of Resident #2's admission Record undated revealed [AGE] year-old male admitted on [DATE] with
a primary diagnoses of METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (condition where brain function is disturbed due
to different diseases); ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE WITH LATE ONSET.
Review of Resident #1's Care Plan dated 07/09/2024 revealed; ADL 's Mobility; Goal: Resident will be able
to: (Specify); Interventions *EATING; The resident will be able to (Specify)
Review of Resident #2's Care Plan dated 02/29/2024 revealed; ADL Goal; Intervention: EATING: The
resident requires (Supervision-limited assistance) by (X1) staff to eat.
Review of Resident #1's Resident Assessment and Care Screening dated 07/14/2024 revealed; No BIMS
score entered for Resident #1. Section GG- Functional Abilities and Goals; Eating: The ability to use
suitable utensils to bring food and/or liquid to the mouth and swallow food and/or liquid once the meal is
placed before the resident. Resident admission performance: 03 Partial/Moderate assistance- Helper does
LESS THAN HALF the effort.
Observation on 07/18/2024 at 11:42 am, in the memory care day room revealed RN A assisting Resident
#1 with lunch. He stood next to him holding the eating utensil for Resident #1 offering him food.
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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)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Facility ID:
If continuation sheet
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Event ID:
675650
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
675650
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/18/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth
7500 Oakmont Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76132
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 0550
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Observation on 07/18/2024 at 11:56 am, in the memory care day room revealed CNA B assisting Resident
#2 with his lunch. He walked over to Resident #2 encouraged him to eat then picked up the eating utensil
and offered Resident #2 his food.
Interview on 07/18/2024 at 1:53 pm with CNA B reflected, he was standing when feeding Resident #2 in
order to go back and forth between residents for assistance. He stated that you sit next to the resident to be
on the same level and watch how they eat.
Interview on 07/18/2024 at 1:57 pm with RN A reflected, he was standing to feed the resident because the
residents in memory care were lit (not calm) and he needed to stand to be able to move around the area if
he was needed. He stated that he knew he was supposed to sit down when assisting residents with meals.
Review of facility policy and procedure on Feeding a Resident dated revised 08/24/2023 revealed
Procedure .3. Sit to assist resident with eating.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
675650
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
675650
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/18/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth
7500 Oakmont Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76132
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 - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
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 that each resident received adequate
supervision and assistance to prevent accidents for one (Resident #3) of four residents who are perscribed
medication reviewed for accidents and supervision.
The facility failed to ensure RN A and CNA B provided Resident #3 adequate supervision after leaving
syringes in the trash can of the resident's room, exposed and within reach of confused residents.
This failure could place resident at risk for accidents and injury.
Findings included:
Review of Resident #3's electronic admissions report undated reflected a [AGE] year-old-female admitted
to the facility on [DATE]. Primary diagnosis SUBLUXATION OF C4/C5 CERVICAL VERTEBRAE ,
SUBSEQUENT ENCOUNTER (associated with an increase in facet joint gap/distraction), UNSPECIFIED
DEMENTIA, UNSPECIFIED SEVERITY, WITH OTHER BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCE
Review of Resident #3's care plan revised on [DATE] reflectedFocus: The resident/is has potential to be
verbally aggressive r/t Dementia, ineffective coping skills, poor impulse control. Goals: The resident will
demonstrate effective coping skills. Intervention: Administer medications as ordered.
Review of Resident #3's MDS Resident Assessment and Care Screening dated [DATE] reflected; Section
C- Cognitive Patterns- Should Brief Interview for Mental Status be Conducted. 0- No, resdient is
rarely/never understood.
Review of Resident #3's doctors orders dated [DATE] reflected; ABH Gel (Ativan, Benadryl, Haldol) Gel
apply to wrist topically every 4 hours for Anxiety
Observation/Interview on [DATE] at 11:11 a.m. revealed; in the secure unit's common area (area where a
group of residents share the space not owned by a specific resident) observation of 10 residents and CNA
B, Resident #3 seated in a recliner with footrest up in a reclining postion. Resident #3s eyes were closed.
Resdient #5 aroused and used her right hand to move the [NAME] and lower the footrest placing her in a
sitted postion. CNA B assisted Resident #3 to her wheelchair. Once Resident #3 was moved to a table with
other residents , observation of the within reach enviorment revealed trashcan A with a clear plasic
trashliner. In trashcan A, there were two red neddleless syringes. Continued enviormental observation of
the common area revealed trashcan B (located by the exit door) with various items of trash on top of a
visiable red syringe type item. Interview with CNA B reflected the red syringe is used to apply gel on the
residents wrist to calm them down. He stated the nurse is the person that applied the medication.
Interview and observation on [DATE] at 11:17 am with RN A revealed; the syringes are used to apply the
bio gel to residents for anxiety. RN A stated he did not know who was responsible for disposing the items in
the trash. RN A immedialy removed the trash liners from each trashcan and stated that it should not be
placed in the trashcan. RN A stated the risk to the resdents was they could pick it up and eat it.
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
675650
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
675650
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/18/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth
7500 Oakmont Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76132
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 - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Interview on [DATE] at 2:19 pm with MDS Coodinator reflected; the risk to the residents was the residents
could get the syringe out of the trash. She stated that the expecation was once used they are placed in the
[NAME] container.
Review of policy Disposal/Destruction of Expired or Discontinued Medication revised date [DATE] refected;
Facility staff should destroy and dispose of medications in accordance with Facility policy and Applicable
Law, and applicable enviormental regulations.
Event ID:
Facility ID:
675650
If continuation sheet
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