F 0684
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Level of Harm - Actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that residents received treatment and care in
accordance with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the
residents' choices for one (Resident #1) of three residents reviewed for quality of care.
Residents Affected - Some
The facility failed to implement orders from the hospital for blood glucose monitoring four times a day and
administering of a sliding scale insulin four times a day upon Resident #1's admission on [DATE]. Orders
were not implemented until 10/01/24 and during that timeframe Resident #1 was worried about his
diabetes, felt sick to his stomach, funny, different, and really off.
This failure could place residents at risk of not receiving necessary medical care, harm, and hospitalization.
Findings included:
Review of Resident #1's undated face sheet reflected a [AGE] year-old male who was admitted to the
hospital on [DATE] with diagnoses including respiratory failure, type II diabetes, urinary tract infection, and
muscle weakness.
Review of Resident #1's admission MDS assessment, dated 09/16/24, reflected a BIMS score of 7,
indicating severe cognitive impairment. Section N (Medications) reflected he did not have an order for
insulin.
Review of Resident #1's admission care plan, dated 09/17/24, reflected he had diabetes mellitus with an
intervention of administering medications as ordered by the doctor.
Review of Resident #1's hospital Discharge summary, dated [DATE], reflected the following:
Diabetes with hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar) - glucose 275 - HbA1c of 7.3 (reference 4 - 5.6) changed to medium dose sliding scale.
Home/Current Medications:
Insulin lispro - 0 - 6 units subcutaneous qidACbedtime
Discharge Medications (to continue with no changes):
Insulin lispro - Sliding Scale Subcutaneous, 4 times a day (before meals and at bedtime) Sliding
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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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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
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Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
676271
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/02/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Onion Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
1700 Onion Creek Pkwy
Austin, TX 78748
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 0684
Level of Harm - Actual harm
Scale Correctional Scale based on POC blood glucose level: 71 - 149 = no insulin lispro; 150 - 199 = 2
units; 200 - 249 = 4 units; 250 - 299 = 6 units; 300 - 349 = 8 units; 350 - 399 = 10 units; greater than 399 =
12 units and notify provider.
Residents Affected - Some
Last dose given: 09/16/24 at 5:17 PM
Discharge Information:
Treatments/Special Instructions: Blood Glucose Monitoring: 4 times a day
Review of Resident #1's CBC results, dated 09/27/24, reflected a high glucose level of 234 (reference 74 100 mg/dL).
Review of Resident #1's physician order, dated 09/18/24, reflected blood sugar checks two times a day for
DM 2.
Review of Resident #1's blood sugar readings in his EMR, from 09/18/24 - 10/02/24, reflected the following:
09/18/24 at 4:14 PM - 291.0 mg/dL
09/19/24 at 11:01 AM - 229.0 mg/dL
09/19/24 at 6:43 PM - 220.0 mg/dL
09/20/24 at 7:25 AM - 179.0 mg/dL
09/20/24 at 4:34 PM - 249.0 mg/dL
09/23/24 at 9:43 PM - 264.0 mg/dL
09/24/24 at 6:35 AM - 110.0 mg/dL
09/24/24 at 8:11 PM - 243.0 mg/dL
09/25/24 at 6:52 AM - 278.0 mg/dL
09/25/24 at 8:13 PM - 192.0 mg/dL
09/26/24 at 6:46 AM - 165.0 mg/dL
09/26/24 at 9:04 PM - 196.0 mg/dL
09/27/24 at 7:24 AM - 212.0 mg/dL
09/27/24 at 9:08 PM - 201.0 mg/dL
09/28/24 at 6:51 AM - 169.0 mg/dL
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No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
676271
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/02/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Onion Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
1700 Onion Creek Pkwy
Austin, TX 78748
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 0684
09/28/24 at 9:41 PM - 201.0 mg/dL
Level of Harm - Actual harm
09/29/24 at 7:30 AM - 162.0 mg/dL
Residents Affected - Some
09/29/24 at 10:23 PM - 184.0 mg/dL
09/30/24 at 7:24 AM - 206.0 mg/dL
09/30/24 at 9:06 PM - 273.0 mg/dL
10/01/24 at 6:50 AM - 395.0 mg/dL
10/01/24 at 10:01 PM - 235.0 mg/dL
10/02/24 at 8:32 AM - 124.0 mg/dL
Review of Resident #1's physician order, dated 10/01/24, reflected Novolog Solution 100 unit/ML - Inject
subcutaneously three times a day for diabetes.
Inject as per sliding scale:
If 0 - 149 = 0 units;
150 - 299 = 2 units;
300 - 349 = 4 units;
350 - 399 = 6 units;
400 - 449 = 8 units;
450 - 999 = 10 units
Review of Resident #1's TAR, October 2024, reflected insulin was not administered on 10/01/24 although
his BS readings were 395 and 235. Insulin was not administered in the morning on 10/02/24 due to his BS
reading falling under the parameters (124).
During an interview on 10/02/24 at 10:40 AM, LVN A stated she was not sure why Resident #1 had not
been on insulin prior to yesterday. She stated she did notice that his blood sugars were elevated some
days. She stated she had not notified the NP because she thought she had been monitoring the levels. She
stated since he was a diabetic and his blood sugars had been elevated, he should have been on insulin or
Metformin (medication used to lower blood sugar) sooner.
During an interview on 10/02/24 at 12:12 PM, Resident #1 stated he did not know why he had not been
getting his insulin. He stated he was supposed to take it, that was just the way it was supposed to be. He
stated he had been asking the nurses for it because he was worried about his diabetes, but he never got
any answers. He stated since he was admitted to the facility and had not been getting insulin, he had felt
funny, different, really off, and sick to his stomach. He stated he had a hard time eating because he had
been so nauseous.
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
Facility ID:
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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
676271
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/02/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Onion Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
1700 Onion Creek Pkwy
Austin, TX 78748
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 0684
Level of Harm - Actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
During a telephone interview on 10/02/24 at 12:32 PM, Resident #1's NP stated she had not put Resident
#1 on insulin when he was admitted to the facility because she believed he had some recent hypoglycemic
episodes and was not clear what he was on at home before hospitalization. She stated she put an order for
accu checks twice a day so his blood sugar could be monitored before she ordered something long-lasting.
She stated a nurse contacted her the day prior (10/01/24) and told her FM B was asking why he was not
getting insulin so she put in an order for a sliding scale. She stated she had not been notified by anyone
that his blood sugars had been elevated (over 150) and would have been preferred to have been notified
sooner.
During an interview on 10/02/24 at 1:27 PM, the DON stated orders from the hospital should be
implemented and followed after the NP reviewed the orders. She stated as far as she could remember, the
NP wanted to monitor Resident #1's blood sugars before putting anything into place and was trying to get
history prior to his hospitalization. She stated her expectations were for the nurses to have been notifying
the NP that his blood sugar had been elevated because she was supposed to be reviewing and watching
his blood sugar. She stated a negative outcome of not notifying the NP could result in hyperglycemia.
A request was made for policies on physician notifications and new admissions/orders from the hospital but
neither were provided prior to exiting.
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