F 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper
authorities.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure all alleged violations involving abuse
were reported immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegations were made, if the events that
cause the allegation involve abuse or result in serious bodily injury, or not later than 24 hours if the events
that cause the allegation do not involve abuse and do not result in serious bodily injury, for one (Resident
#1) of three residents reviewed for abuse.
The Administrator failed to report an incident to the State Survey Agency when Resident #1 alleged PTA A
had physically abused him on 10/24/24.
This failure could place the residents in the facility at risk of not receiving timely reporting of incidents
involving allegations of abuse which could result in undetected abuse and misappropriation or theft and
emotional distress.
Findings included:
Review of Resident #1's face sheet, dated 10/25/24, revealed he originally admitted to the facility on
[DATE]. His diagnoses included: bipolar disorder (episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to
manic highs), diabetes mellitus (too much sugar in the blood), depression (long lasting low mood and a loss
of interest in activities that used to be enjoyable) and legally blind (visual or vision impairment is the partial
or total inability of visual perception).
Review of Resident #1's quarterly MDS admission dated, 09/18/24 revealed speech was clear, able to
make self-understood and understood others.
Review of Resident #1's BIMS score dated 10/21/24 revealed a score of 14 which indicates cognitively
intact.
Review of Resident #1's care plan revealed on 02/12/24 resident had the potential to demonstrate verbally
abusive behaviors related to ineffective coping skills, mental/emotional illness, poor impulse control. On
09/19/23 resident had psychotropic medications use related to bipolar disorder. On 08/05/23 resident was
at risk for impaired cognitive function/dementia or impairment thought processes related neurological
symptoms, short term memory loss, pain. On 07/30/23 resident had ADL self-care performance deficit
related to impaired balance, stroke, visual impairment.
Review of Resident #1's progress note dated 10/24/24 and documented by ADON B, reflected the
following: At approximately 10:30 AM this ADON B was at the nurse's station speaking with the NP C and
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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.
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
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(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
675967
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/28/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Northgate Plaza
2101 Northgate Dr
Irving, TX 75062
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
could hear a loud bang on the kitchen door from the dining hall. Upon entering the dining room this ADON
B witnessed Resident #1 banging on the kitchen door and yelling at the kitchen staff to open the door. PTA
A spoke with the resident to see if he needed assistance, as well to deescalate the resident's behavior
.Resident #1 then became very outraged with the PTA A and began to yell at him in regard to wanting a
new wheelchair .Resident #1 became outraged and started swinging at PTA A from his wheelchair .PTA A
reattempted to deescalate Resident #1 but he continued to swing his fist at PTA A, in which this ADON B
intervened by removing the resident from the dining hall .at about 1400 Resident #1 was noted to be
strolling around the nurse's station with a cane in his hand while sitting in his wheelchair. Resident #1 was
noted to swing his black cane a the MA C .Resident #1 was then redirected to the TV room where he made
several attempts to stand up, grab the TV, turn the volume on the TV very loud .Resident #1 noted to make
several racial slurs at staff .Resident #1 began to ramble that he could run this building better than anyone
and that nurses need to mover their F*** carts out of his damn way. Resident #1 then began to run into
several tables and staff members yelling get out of my damn way. Resident #1 continued to ambulate via
wheelchair around the facility cursing as well as yelling .at 1410 Police D and ambulance were notified
.safety concerns for our residents. Resident #1 was approached by Police D as well as EMS in which he
begins to ramble various thoughts and hallucinations to police. The Administrator was present .Resident #1
agreed to go to Hospital E for a psychological evaluation .
Review of Resident #1's progress note from Hospital E dated 10/24/24 and documented by RN F, reflected
the following 1702 entered patient room along with VIP. Patient identified with two unique identifiers. Patient
reports that the manager of the therapy team, PTA A, punched him and tried to lift him out of his
wheelchair. Patient states that he then went to his room to cool off, and then when he left again, he was in
the hallway trying to navigate around med carts with his cane when a CNA named MA C said, don't hit my
leg. Patient states then the police were called because she reported he was trying to hit her with her cane
.patient states that he would like to leave hospital against medical advice and that he would like to live in his
home instead of facility .
Review of facility incident report dated 10/25/24 at 10:30 AM prepared by Interim DON, reflected Interim
DON logged into Hospital E system to follow up Resident #1 who was discharged there yesterday. It was
noted that resident reported to the hospital that a staff member had abused him while here on 10/24/24.
Resident #1 reported that the manager of the therapy team, PTA A, punched him and tried to lift him out of
his wheelchair according to hospital documentation.
Interview with the Interim DON on 10/25/24 at 11:22 AM revealed, the Interim DON stated he had logged
into Hospital E's system this AM to follow up on Resident #1 admission on [DATE]. The Interim DON stated
he was not at the facility all day on 10/24/24 therefore he had first learned of Resident #1's transfer to the
hospital on [DATE] the AM of 10/25/24, about an hour ago. The Interim DON stated once he read the
allegation that Resident #1 stated he was punched and lifted out of his wheelchair by PTA A he immediately
suspended PTA A, started an investigation, and reported the incident to HHS as required. The Interim DON
stated he was not notified on 10/24/24 about any incident involving Resident #1 and did not know why it
was not self-reported by the Administrator on 10/24/24. The Interim DON stated that Resident #1 had been
send out to the hospital several times in the past few weeks for psychology evaluation related to his manic
behaviors. The Interim DON stated he had instructed the facility staff to call the police at the time of any of
Resident #1's manic episodes moving forward in hopes of getting him an in-house psychology admission to
help stabilize his manic episodes since in the past each time they had send Resident #1 to the hospital it
was after an episode had occurred. The Interim DON stated that allegations of abuse and neglect need to
be investigated and reported to HHS
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No. 0938-0391
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
675967
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/28/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Northgate Plaza
2101 Northgate Dr
Irving, TX 75062
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 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
appropriately. The Interim DON stated the risk of not investigating an alleged allegation of abuse could
result in such activity continuing.
Interview on 10/28/24 at 10:58 AM with the Clinical Market Leader revealed, she stated she conducted the
interview with the Administrator on 10/25/24 regarding the incident with Resident #1 on 10/24/25. The
Clinical Market Leader stated during her interview with the Administrator he stated to her that he overheard
Resident #1 tell the police that PTA A hit him in the face. The Clinical Market Leader stated that the alleged
allegation of abuse should have been reported immediately by the Administrator on 10/24/25 as required.
Interview with the Administrator on 10/28/24 via telephone at 11:28 AM revealed, The Administrator was
asked if Resident #1 had reported any abuse by PTA A to him on 10/24/24, the Administrator stated he did
hear Resident #1 say all sorts of things during his manic episode on 10/24/24, Resident #1 was yelling
about his clippers/shears, he was going to sue the Interim DON for malpractice, he was going to sue the
PTA A for punching him in the face and he was going to sue the Administrator for stealing his scissors. The
Administrator continued saying that Resident #1 was speaking about all different things during his manic
episode on 10/24/24 afternoon while exiting the facility with the police, the Administrator stated maybe I
was thrown off how Resident #1 was acting. The Administrator stated he was confused at the time as to
what was going on with Resident #1 since his behavior so erratic, it was hard to understand anything that
Resident #1 was saying. The Administrator stated that he does recognize now high in sight at any state of a
resident's behavior I have to take all allegations serious at this point moving forward and report them
appropriately . The Administrator said, the allegation should have been reported if it was not witnessed. The
Administrator stated the risk of not reporting allegations could result in an incident not being thoroughly
investigated and abuse/neglect occurring and/or continuing to occur. The Administrator revealed he was the
abuse coordinator and would have been responsible for completing the self-report to HHS on 10/24/24.
Interview with Resident #1 on 10/28/24 via telephone at 12:07 PM revealed, Resident #1 stated he was in
the hospital under a 72-hour watch for a psychological evaluation. Resident #1 stated that Hospital E told
him they can hold him up to a month. Resident #1 stated he wanted to press charges against MA C and
PTA A for falsifying a police report on him and for malpractice. Resident #1 spoke on random topics
unrelated to the alleged allegation. Resident #1 never confirmed he was punched in the face or lifted out of
his wheelchair by PTA A.
Review of the Administrator's training records revealed a course titled Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation was
completed on 02/01/24. On 01/24/24 a training course with Provider Letters ANE as one of the topics.
Review of the facility's policy titled, Abuse: Prevention of and Prohibition Against, dated December 2023,
revealed, G. Protection 1. If an allegation of abuse, neglect, misappropriation of resident property, or
exploitation is reported, discovered or suspected, the facility will take the following steps to protect all
residents from physical and psychosocial harm during and after the investigation: Respond immediately to
protect the alleged victim and integrity of the investigation .
Review of the facility's policy titled Reporting Alleged Violations of Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation or
Mistreatment, dated December 2023, revealed Procedure: 1. In response to allegation of abuse, neglect,
exploitation, or mistreatment, the facility will: a. Ensure that all alleged violations involving abuse, neglect,
exploitation or mistreatment, including injuries of unknown source and misappropriation of property, are
reported immediately but: Not later than two hours after the allegation is
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Printed: 05/15/2026
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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
675967
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/28/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Northgate Plaza
2101 Northgate Dr
Irving, TX 75062
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 0609
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
made if the events that cause the allegation involves abuse or results in serious body injury. 2. Ensure that
all alleged violations involving abuse, neglect, exploitation or mistreatment, including injuries of unknown
source and misappropriation of resident property, are reported to b. The State Survey Agency .
Residents Affected - Few
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